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You understand the value of your company’s online presence.

You have your website, but how is it performing? Many business owners do not realize that they share servers with 100’s or even 1000’s of other websites.

Is it time to take your business to the next level and examine the benefits of using dedicated servers.

You may be looking to expand. Your backend database may be straining under the pressure of all those visitors. To stay ahead of competitors, every effort counts.

Your shared server hosting has limitations to your growing business needs. In short, you need a dedicated server provider. Whether it’s with shared or dedicated server, you get what you pay for.

Let’s address the question that is top of your (or your CFO’s) mind.

How much will a dedicated server cost the business?

The answer to that question depends on the following:

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  • The computing power you need
  • Amount of bandwidth you will require
  • The quantity of secure data storage and backup

A dedicated server is more expensive than a shared web hosting arrangement, but the benefits are worthy of the increased costs.

Why? A dedicated server supplies more of what you need. It is in a completely different league. Its power helps you level the playing field. You can be more competitive in the growing world of eCommerce.

5 Dedicated Server Benefits

A dedicated server leverages the power and scalability. With a dedicated server, your business realizes a compound return on its monthly investment in the following ways:

1. Exclusive use of dedicated resources.

When you have your own dedicated server, you get the entire web server for your exclusive use. This is a significant advantage when comparing shared hosting vs. dedicated server.

The server’s disk space, RAM, bandwidth, etc, now belong to you.

  • You have exclusive use of all the CPU or RAM and bandwidth. At peak business times, you continue to get peak performance.
  • You have root access to the server. You can add your own software and configure settings and access the server logs. Root access is the key advantage of dedicated servers. Again, it goes back to exclusivity.

So, within the limits of propriety, the way you decide to use your dedicated server plan is your business.

You can run your applications or implement special server security measures. You can even use a different operating system from your provider. In short, you can drive your website the way you drive your business—in a flexible, scalable, and responsive way.

2. Flexibility managing your growing business.

A dedicated server can accommodate your growing business needs. With a dedicated server, you can decide on your own server configuration. As your business grows, you can add more or modify existing services and applications. You remain more flexible when new opportunities arise or unexpected markets materialize.

It is scalability for customizing to your needs. If you need more processing, storage, or backup, the dedicated server is your platform.

Also, today’s consumers have higher expectations. They want the convenience of quick access to your products. A dedicated server serves your customers with fast page loading and better user experience. If you serve them, they will return.

3. Improved reliability and performance.

Reliability is one of the benefits of exclusivity. A dedicated server provides peak performance and reliability.

That reliability also means that server crashes are far less likely. Your website has extra resources during periods of high-volume traffic. If your front end includes videos and image displays, you have the bandwidth you need. Second, only to good website design are speed and performance. The power of a dedicated server contributes to the optimum customer experience.

Managed dedicated web hosting is a powerful solution for businesses. It comes with a higher cost than shared hosting. But you get high power, storage, and bandwidth to host your business.

A dedicated server provides a fast foothold on the web without upfront capital expenses. You have exclusive use of the server, and it is yours alone. Don’t overlook technical assistance advantages. You or your IT teams oversee your website.

Despite that vigilance, sometimes you need outside help. Many dedicated server solutions come with equally watchful technicians. With managed hosting, someone at the server end is available for troubleshooting around the clock.

4. Security through data separation.

Dedicated servers permit access only to your company. The server infrastructure includes firewalls and security monitoring.

This means greater security against:

  • Malware and hacks: The host’s network monitoring, secure firewalls, and strict access control free you to concentrate on your core business.
  • Preventing denial of service attacks: Data separation isolates your dedicated server from the hosting company’s services and data belonging to other customers. That separation ensures quick recovery from backend exploits.

You can also implement your own higher levels of security. You can install your applications to run on the server. Those applications can include new layers of security and access control.

This adds a level of protection to your customer and proprietary business data. You safeguard your customer and business data, again, through separation.

5. No capital or upfront expense.

Upfront capital expense outlays are no longer the best way to finance technology. Technology advances outpace their supporting platforms in a game of expensive leapfrog. Growing businesses need to reserve capital for other areas.

Hosting providers provide reasonable fees while providing top of the line equipment.

A dedicated server provider company can serve many clients. The cost of that service is a fraction of what you would pay to do it in-house. Plus you the bonuses of physical security and technical support.

Different Types of Web Hosting

  1. Shared Hosting (single server) -> 10 more Sites -> Your Site;
  2. Dedicated Server (single server) -> Your Site(s) only;
  3. VPS Hosting (single server) -> 10 more VMs / containers -> Your Site;
  4. Cloud Server (multiple server) -> 10 more VMs / containers -> Your Site;

What to Consider When Evaluating Dedicated Server Providers

Overall value

Everyone has a budget, and it’s essential to choose a provider that fits within that budget. However, price should not be the first or only consideration. Many times, it can end up costing you more in the long run by simply choosing the lowest priced option. Take a close look at what the provider offers in the other six categories we’ll cover in this guide, and then ask yourself if the overall value aligns with the price you’ll pay to run the reliable business you strive for.

Reputation

What are other people and businesses saying about a provider? Is it good, bad, or is there nothing at all? A great way to know if a provider is reliable and worthy of your business is to learn from others’ experiences. Websites like web hosting talk provide a community where others are talking about hosting and hosting related topics. One way to help decide on a provider is to ask the community for feedback. Of course, you can do some due diligence ahead of time by simply searching the provider’s name in the search function.

Reliability

Businesses today demand to be online and available to their customers 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and 365 days a year. Anything less means you’re probably losing money. Sure, choosing the lowest priced hosting probably seems like a good idea at first, but you have to ask yourself is the few dollars you save per month worth the headache and lost revenue if your website is offline. The answer is generally no.

Support

You only need it, when you need it. Even if you’re administering your own server, having reliable, 24×7 support available when you need it is critical. The last thing you want is to have a hard time reaching someone when you need them most. Look for service providers that offer multiple support channels such as live chat, email, and phone.

Service level agreements

SLA’s are the promises your provider is making to you in exchange for your payment(s). With the competitiveness of the hosting market today, you shouldn’t choose a provider that doesn’t offer important Service Level Agreements such as uptime, support response times, hardware replacement, and deployment times.

Flexibility

Businesses go through several phases of their lifecycle. It’s important to find a provider that can meet each phase’s needs and allow you to quickly scale up or down based on your needs at any given time. Whether you’re getting ready to launch and need to keep your costs low, or are a mature business looking to expand into new areas, a flexible provider that can meet these needs will allow you to focus on your business and not worry about finding someone to solve your infrastructure headaches.

Hardware Quality

Business applications demand 24×7 environments and therefore need to run on hardware that can support those demands. It’s important to make sure that the provider you select offers server-grade hardware, not desktop-grade, which is built for only 40 hour work weeks. The last thing you want is for components to start failing, causing your services to be unavailable to your customers.

Advantages of Dedicated Servers, Ready to Make the Move?

Dedicated server provides flexibility, scalability, and better management of your own and your customers’ growth. They also offer reliability and peak performance which ensures the best customer experience.

Include the option of on-call, around-the-clock server maintenance, and you have found the hosting solution your business is looking for. Need help? Please contact us today!

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