subject: Cloud Computing May Be The Next Big Thing - There Are Still Arguments For Using Server Hosting [print this page] Cloud Computing May Be The Next Big Thing - There Are Still Arguments For Using Server Hosting
Dedicated servers have been around since the Internet first began. Dedicated servers are different to the original ones, but still in many ways the same. The common misconception is that dedicated servers only have one job. This isn't true- a server can do many things at once. Servers will meet any of the following jobs. Servers can be used for website hosting. A single server can host one single server or many. Website hosting servers normally run Linux as it is considered more secure. Money can also be saved on licensing. Web hosting is usually provided in two main formats - shared and reseller. Shared hosting works from a single account. Reseller accounts let you host multiple accounts. Server hosting is also used for databases. It depends on the operating system as to what database can be ran. MySQL is normally used with web hosting servers. You can also pick from InnoDB or Oracle for example. Databases are what power a lot of today's websites from blogs and forums to online shopping cart sites. Dedicated game servers power online game play. There are many advantages of using a dedi server over home PC for game hosting, such as better ping. Essentially the server does the hard work, freeing up your own computer. Excellent connectivity is normally the main reason why dedicated servers are used for game servers. Being hosted in datacentres, dedicated servers have a fast connection to the internet. File servers also make use of server hosting. If you use the net a lot, you will have been linked to photos. There are websites that store these photos. The owners normally make their money through banners. File servers also host applications and programs. A growing use for dedicated servers is voice. With voice servers for Ventrilo and Teamspeak, and open source applications such as Mumble, voice over IP is a growing industry on the Internet. Once voice server software is installed, it runs as a service on a dedicated server. Users then connect to the dedicated server for a fast connection. The recent emergence of cloud software has put dedicated servers under scrutiny. Cloud software groups multiple servers and splits up resources for supposedly better reliability, and definitely for scalability. However given the amount of server hosts still around, dedicated servers are still the popular choice of the Internet enthusiast.
