[Web4lib] shared hosting vs. dedicated server

[Morgan A. Brynnan]

Greetings,

 

I'm new to the list, so hope this is an appropriate post.

 

Has anyone had luck using a shared hosting model for the web side of their
library page and a dedicated server for the ILS?

 

I'm working with a small rural library in an economically depressed area.
They currently share a dedicated server with the county government that
hosts their site & ILS on a dedicated server. The county uses a CMS, and in
order to escape the CMS, they must move their web site off of the county
server.

 

I've found some excellent prices with national hosting/domain name
companies. Do they absolutely need a dedicated server for their site, which
is about 10 times the cost of shared hosting? The ILS (Voyager) would stay
on the dedicated county server.

 

Thanks for any thoughts.

 

Morgan

                                       

Morgan Brynnan, MLIS

mbrynnan at gmail.com