Dedi Servers Or Server Colo
Shared hosting will often prove insufficient for businesses that experience substantial growth of their online traffic. Greater capacity is thus required to avoid a situation that compromises service quality to their online visitors. There are several ways by which this situation can be resolved. Acquiring a server to be housed and managed at your site is one of these options. This option however comes with very high financial and technical requirements that could be avoided by choosing to take up a dedicated server or going for colocation hosting. Your choice of either of these services will be dictated by the specific needs of your business, the plans you have for the future as well as the specs you need.
Dedicated hosting involves renting a server from a data center that will exclusively handle your business. The service provider will supply the equipment and ensure that your server has uninterrupted connection to the internet. The provider is also responsible for the physical security of their equipment and will also be expected to provide security for your data. On the other hand, colocation requires that you buy a server and have it housed by a service provider who will ensure its safety and provide you with uninterrupted access to the internet. At the moment you may not see any reason as to why you should not immediately sign up for a dedicated server. Anyone not needing high performance equipment can definitely go for this option. Those that need specialized server features as well as higher specs would be better served by collocation servers. Finding services providers who already have the specialized equipment you need may pose a challenge if you take other options.
Colocation services will also work especially well for those preparing to manage their own hosting in the near future. You are highly likely to pick up some valuable tips during your interaction with the service provider on how to go about server management. The equipment will also be at hand when you need to move to your site and it will only require that you honor the terms of your agreement with the service provider.
Fees charged for dedicated hosting could actually amount to more than you would have spent on other options. Since you are not paying for the use of equipment you will often find that collocation servers are charged lower rates. The fee charged as well as the duration you will be using the service will help you make a financially viable decision.
Server collocation also allows you complete freedom and access with your server. Other server options may involve software restrictions or controls by the service providers. Installation of applications that do not meet the approval of the service provider may be denied.
As you can see, server colocation is best suited for those with specialty requirements or business that have plans to have their own hosting.
If you opt for colocation such as over a dedicated server check out CCS Leeds’s collocation.
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