subject: Things to consider before going for a Dedicated Hosting [print this page] Things to consider before going for a Dedicated Hosting
After spending some time in the business on internet a person gains experience as to what is advantageous and what not for their business. In a way they get the hang of business and now know much better ways to handle things. Till now there was a need to budget the investments in the business. But when the business starts growing it increases the requirements as well. Initially we can notice that a shared server was enough to fulfil the demands of traffic on their website. But with the growth in business the traffic increases. This increases the requirement for more disc space and bandwidth. There comes a time when a shared server is not enough and moving ahead is the need of hour. Dedicated servers are the solution to this requirement in the business. Dedicated servers are expensive but a much better solution to your growing business.
But there are certain things to consider before buying a dedicated server. In a dedicated server, the user gets more control over your server. There are no shared users here that might take up your server space and affect your mode of working. This, however, becomes an issue sometimes because with more control the responsibility of managing the server also comes on the user. If one is technically sound and is able to fix daily issues that might come then the maintenance is not a big problem. But if not then there is an additional cost of an employee just for maintenance of your server. Be sure of the kind of support your hosting provider is providing you. The cost of support is very high where dedicated servers are concerned.
Sometimes, to capture the market, companies offer cheap deals to their customers. Make sure to read all the terms and conditions of such deals before taking any decisions. It is most likely that the deals are the basic ones that do not provide quality softwares/hardwares required for smooth functioning. You may feel that your shared hosting server was much better in performance than the cheap dedicated hosting server. Don't let your decision get governed by price. Get a host that meets your requirements in the best price possible.
Price has always been an issue where moving from one plan to another is concerned. You might save money if your current web host has the facility to upgrade your hosting plan. But if you need to move from one hosting company to another it would be better to think twice before making your decision.
