Shared hosting issues.
Depending on how its set up .. it could be quite easy for another user to gain access to your files through poor permissions on your part / ****ing something up.
You don't control the software versions that are installed on it.
As was said ... a site gets slashdotted ... and it could potentially bring the whole server to a stand still depending once again on how its set up.
The server will get upgraded ... which will mean down time. Normally you can't control this. (that said a VPS will have downtime as well for upgrades)
your sites performance may be sluggish due to overloading on the server (dreamhost springs to mind) (hosts that promise unlimited domains / bandwidth / resources are prone to this I'm afraid to say)
VPS
You have to manage things (this is a plus as well)
More secure ... you decide who has access to the system ...
just my few thoughts ... I'm currently in process of moving my sites over to my VPS ... |