Dedicated Servers Hosting

In a dedicated web hosting server environment your server is normally allocated a bandwidth, physical storage, rack space and is fully managed by the webmaster.

Dedicated hosting on a dedicated server is commonly used in large organisations. It can handle high web traffic, multiple domains, and databases and provide unlimited possibilities. However hosting such a server tends to be expensive because the hosting company would provide you a robust and secure data centre to host your server and require a highly skilled webmaster to manage and maintain the server.

The standard shared web hosting server may not be sufficient for the requirements of a larger company/business needs. This is because most solutions require that you share the resources on the server with other companies hosting there website and applications. Most customers find that shared web hosting does more then meet there needs, However, there is always the disadvantage of  lacking resources such as disk space, database space, bandwidth and RAM coupled, and no room for expansion, something that a large companies would not meet there web hosting requirements solution, this solution is known as a dedicated server.

Defining Dedicated Server Hosting?

Often marketed as dedicated hosting, a dedicated server refers to a single machine dedicated to the needs of a single user or company/business. The hardware is least from the hosting provider (ISP). The hosting provider would house the server in a data centre. The data centre would offer network fault tolerance, monitoring, internet connectivity and routing equipment. This type of arrangement differs from the typical hosting environment as you have all the disk space, bandwidth and other vital resources to yourself, thus resulting in a much better performance.

Remote tools can be used to manage a dedicated server with complete administrative access, such updating the operating system whether it is Linux, Windows or UNIX.  Reboot the dedicated server from a remote located. Dedicated servers are most commonly used in high performance environments, which require great flexibility, reliability, security and control.

The advantages of having a dedicated server are the great flexibility to manage resources, software, update, backup and upgrades. It is all down to the customer of when to reboot or restart the server. A dedicated server is among the most flexible and scalable hosting solutions you will find on the market today.

Types of Dedicated Servers

The types of dedicated servers fall under two categories:

Managed dedicated servers

Managed dedicated hosting is a solution where by the server or servers are often actively monitored and maintained by the service provider or ISP. In a Managed dedicated hosting environment, the server is leased from the hosting company, which looks after all aspects of software patches and updates, security measures, hardware maintenance/replacements, internet connectivity and end-to-end network management. Almost all the technical aspects are in the hands of the provider. Such a service is common and popular because it provides efficiency and reduced workload.

Unmanaged hosting dedicated servers

Un-managed hosting describes a dedicated server which id solely just hosted in the ISP data centre and it is management fully by the company or customer administrator. The administrator or customer will not have to physically maintain the hardware, you will need to perform software updates, apply system patches and fixes, boot and shut down the server, install and configure web services, administer database applications, implement adequate security mechanisms and much more. but you get some assistance with hardware maintenance  and network, physically maintains and repairs the hardware, provides connectivity and troubleshoots network issues. Therefore, unmanaged hosting is recommended for customers with the experience, resources and time needed to keep up a dedicated server.

Why a Dedicated Server?

A dedicated server can deliver many benefits to a company, Leasing a dedicated server is considerably more expensive than renting space on a shared server.

When properly configured powerful server can offer the ability to accommodate the requirements of hundreds to thousands of websites. If you have yet to surpass the capacity of a shared hosting platform.