Dedicated Server Hosting And Your Business

Dedicated server hosting has a range of benefits for companies that choose to use it

. A dedicated server is, as the name suggests, one that is for you and you only. Businesses may also choose shared web hosting for their websites and online data but this has many pitfalls, not least of them being the fact that your business will be affected by factors outside of your control such as another user overusing their bandwidth allowance and causing your website to slow down. For this and other reasons, choosing a dedicated server is the sensible and reliable choice and is an essential piece of equipment for all but the smallest of companies.

To begin with, let me reemphasise the fact that a dedicated server is entirely your own. You choose the hardware that you want to purchase, ensuring that you have enough memory, for example, to cope with demand but not so much that you are over paying for something that isnt really needed. If your company expands and you find that the server hardware is no longer able to cope with demand, causing your website to run slowly, all you have to do is upgrade the hardware and the issue will be resolved. With shared web hosting on the other hand you would need to wait for your web hosting provider to upgrade their hardware, a costly move that many providers would be reluctant to do, or you would need to pay an extra monthly fee in order to rent extra server space.

As well as the hardware, the software that goes on it is yours to install, delete and modify to your hearts content. There is no need to get permission from a web hosting company to install anything, and there are no other users on the server who may be reluctant to let you change the software on it, as any change would also affect them too. You can install the software that you and your employees find the easiest to use, leading to a much more efficient workplace.

If your server is not being shared with other users, you do not share the processor or memory, meaning that your website pages will load much faster and will be able to copy with many more website visitors at any one time. If your website gets a significant number of daily or monthly visitors, or if you run a busy e commerce site, then a dedicated server can greatly enhance your visitors user experience, encouraging sales or repeat visits. Potential customers are more likely to buy from a website that is fast to load and does not have any unscheduled down time, as this reliability reflects back onto the company itself.

A dedicated server is also more secure because you are not at the mercy of activities that other users on a shared server may do. Users on a shared server also share an IP address and if one user does something to get this IP address blacklisted, it will have a major effect on all of the other companies on that server. You also do not need to worry about the risk of hacking or other security issues caused by companies on your server leaving their website unprotected, because the dedicated server is your own. You can therefore choose to install your preferred choice of firewall for absolute security.

Dedicated server hosting also means that you rely less on outside technical support, because you have full access to the root function on the server and can reboot the server or perform other maintenance activities yourself, provided that you have the IT know how to do so. If you are not very technically minded and do not want to employ IT staff, then it may be a wise idea to keep your dedicated service at a colocation data center where technical support is generally available at a lower fee than you would pay to have an expert called out at short notice to your office. This reduces both cost and the length of website down time should any issues occur.

Overall, dedicated server hosting seems like the obvious choice for any business that wants to improve security and lower costs. Companies with little IT knowledge would also benefit from storing their server at a colocation data center for fast technical support when needed. The server hosting provider may also offer IP transit which is another great service worth paying for to keep your website connectivity at its best.

by: Sarah Shore

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