subject: Dedicated servers 'can benefit firms' [print this page] When devising their web strategies, firms have to think long and hard about what best suits their needs.
One of the decisions they have to make concerns web hosting and the course of action they embark on depends on a range of factors, including their budgets and what purposes their websites fulfil.
For the many businesses that need to operate complicated sites, a dedicated server may be the most appropriate course of action, it has been suggested.
Writing on TMCnet, Erin Monda claimed that in such circumstances, companies ought to get a dedicated server as this could be the "optimal solution" for them.
She added: "Dedicated servers offer greater control and better security - because it will be the only website living on the server. This equates to priority service from hosting providers."
However, there are certain things that enterprises need to know before they invest in this type of web hosting, Ms Monda noted.
Firstly, they are more expensive than their alternatives and they require certain technical knowledge and expertise to maintain.
When organisations lack this, they may wish to consider a managed hosting alternative, where the provider takes on the responsibility of managing the site for them.
She noted: "Despite the drawbacks of cost and complexity, dedicated servers offer enormous benefits to businesses."
The importance of selecting the right sort of server is growing all the time. These days, most firms require a presence on the web. This may simply be as a means of generating awareness of their existence or it could be a way of conducting sales.
Indeed, some enterprises exist solely as entities over the web, meaning they do not have any physical base at all that consumers can visit.
Such organisations would suffer particularly harshly if they were to experience failures of their websites and during these tough economic times, this could spell disaster.
