Managed hosting
Definition
Managed hosting is hosting someone actually takes care of: server, backups, security updates, monitoring and the HTTPS certificate are handled for you.Hosting a website is not just renting a slice of server. A professional site needs daily backups, security updates applied without delay, uptime monitoring, an HTTPS certificate renewed on time, and someone who reacts when an incident happens.
That is the difference between shared hosting at a few euros, where all of that is your problem, and managed hosting, where it is your provider's job. For a business, the question is not the monthly cost but: who picks up the phone when the site is down on a Monday morning?
Serious managed hosting spells out its commitments in black and white: backup frequency and retention, update scope, first-response times by severity. Beware of offers that stay vague on these points.
At KernWeb, first-year managed hosting is included in every package (see our offers), with daily backups, monitoring and security updates.
Always ask what happens at the end of the contract: serious hosting guarantees reversibility, meaning the full return of your site and your data.