subject: A Dedicatedserver For Your Business Needs [print this page] A dedicatedserver is a specific Internet hosting which allows the client to lease a server that they don't share with other companies or people. A private server is more reliable than a shared server is and offers more security.
With a dedicated server, a company has more control over various items like, choosing an operating system, hardware and other technical items. A dedicated server can cost less. The other benefit is a bigger return on the amount of money invested.
A data center is generally, where the server is housed. Many companies provide a dedicated server hosting abilities for other companies. Researching the Internet will allow your company or business to find a server hosting company.
Your company or business can select an unmanaged dedicating hosting or a managed hosting. The difference is in who will manage the system. An unmanaged system is serviced by your company, but a managed system is taken care of by the hosting company.
Some management services include, OS and application updates, monitoring the server, technical, firewall support. And antivirus and security audits. These are actually only a few of the items offered. You can define the level of management your company needs.
These types of servers require an operating system to run correctly. The selection of the operation system is determined by availability, price and employee knowledge. If the employees are more familiar with a Window OS then that is what is usually on the server.
If the employees are comfortable with the OS then they can learn the new system faster and with fewer problems. Another factor is the bandwidth the system will be ran on. If the bandwidth is fast then the server is more reliable and the information is accessed faster.
However if the bandwidth is slower, a smaller server might be needed. Many hosting companies will outline these guidelines in a service agreement and is based on the uptime of the network.
Security is of the utmost importance; therefore, these companies utilize great security measures to ensure the safety of your data. Especially since, it is stored on their systems. Their systems are often scanned regular for virus or worms. Outside intruders or spammers are watched to in order to secure your data.
These companies will bill on a fixed monthly price. For large companies they can negotiate a cheaper price for this service, but smaller companies often find this not to be true.
Once the system is setup, you can select the software you want installed. This ability means that if you want a word processing program on the system then you can have them install it before they set it up on your end of the computers.
Many of these servers will run on the average computer, but occasionally a system may be too old for the software to work. If this happens, many hosting businesses will help to increase compatibility. After all if, these companies have to provide a reliable deal in order to stay in business. It they cannot provide security then this would be another area that could cost them.
