Dedicated Hosting Service - For Superior Reliability And Better Performance
What is Dedicated Hosting? Dedicated Hosting is an option in internet hosting. The client opting for dedicated hosting service, has to lease an entire physical server, for herself/himself. This physical server is most of the time housed in a data centre. Dedicated hosting is also called as dedicated server or a service of managed hosting. The host or the dedicated hosting service provider provides the complete equipment for server, to the client. The service providing host also takes care of the server administration and other associated services for providing dedicated hosting service to the client. This service contract and arrangement of services to be provided, between the dedicated hosting service provider and the client, remains very flexible. Dedicated hosting service provides absolute control over the server to the client. The client can operate the software and the security system as per her/his own business requirements. The dedicated hosting service provider provides server administration to the client, as a value addition service feature. The dedicated hosting service provider draws an agreement with its client, which describes the service level in detail. This agreement also deals in all the service guarantees, as per the need of the client. The dedicated hosting service provider company generally owns all the server hardware. The service provider also offers for support to all software application, operating system and systems for security, in most of the cases.
Benefits of Dedicated Hosting Service- • Dedicated hosting service offers superior reliability in comparison to shared hosting service. • Dedicated hosting service provides superior performance as the computing resources are not shared with any one. • Dedicated hosting service is provided with custom firewall, offering access control policy, • Dedicated hosting service offers better flexibility for the client, in terms of addition of new software and making changes in server configuration. • Dedicated hosting service provides unique and dedicated IP address to the client. • Dedicated hosting service provides superior customisable security to the clients. Self-Managed Dedicated Server- Self-managed dedicated server is a dedicated server that is managed by the client herself/himself. As the name itself suggests, the responsibility to manage the server with all other server software is on the client, once the operating system has been installed by the service provider. The service provider is no way involved in managing the server and server software in self-managed dedicated server. Benefits of Self-Managed Dedicated Server- 1. The self-managed dedicated server offers full root and administrative access to the server to the client. 2. The client can customise the server set up, as per her/his business requirements, at will, with self-managed dedicated servers. 3. The client can install software and applications as per her/his business needs, at will, with self-managed dedicated servers.
