Dedicated servers vs. managed servers
Web hosts have been offering dedicated servers for a while now, however, because dedicated servers can be difficult to operate technically, there has been a demand for web hosts to provide extra services such as: reporting and monitoring; managed load balancing; managed security; managed storage; and, managed databases. These extra services are referred to as managed servers.
Managed server hosts take control of back end administration so you can focus on other parts of your business - providing a “stress free” system keeps which keeps your customers coming back and attracts new ones in the process.
There are many things to look for when deciding on which company to choose to host your online business with. It is a good idea that your host provides the following qualities:
- Reliable and fast support
- Freedom
- Fast and reliable connection - find out where the data centre is housed
- Competitiveness
Do you need a dedicated server or a managed server?
Managed hosting is ideal for the new online businesses person, looking to build a large online business, and wanting to avoid the extra time and resources spent in-house on managing their dedicated servers.
In-turn, managed web hosting has provided a profitable outcome to many online businesses by preventing a waste of valuable resources spent on high skilled employees; months of staff training; and, costs of hardware and software.
The only disadvantage with dedicated web hosting is that you have to do a lot of the server administration yourself, and to do this you will need to possess some technical skills; hence the demand for managed hosting.
If you fall into this category of needing a dedicated server but you need your host to provide system administration services such as security, firewalls, monitoring and reporting services, and data backup then most likely you will need managed hosting.
A good place to start looking for managed or dedicated servers is through our web hosting directory, here we have a list of dedicated servers and managed server suppliers.
