There are now many different dedicated server host around, meaning that there is more rivalry in the dedicated server hosting business, ensuring that you are able to get the best dedicated server deal at the lowest price possible. The price of bandwidth in general has dropped, allowing more dedicated server hosting providers to sell dedicated servers with larger amounts of bandwidth than was previously possible, meaning that you can now get more bandwidth for your money than previously. You can now get more dedicated server for your money now as well, since the expectations of most server operating systems are high meaning that you will need a reasonably high specification dedicated server. For example, you can now get a dedicated server with a 250GB hard drive and around 1GB RAM at an average price of $99/month in most cases.
Dedicated server hosting provider normally have their own private cages located in a data centre that is connected to multiple bandwidth providers, ensuring that your dedicated server will have the fastest connection possible. As well as the server itself, you will normally receive many different benefits in the monthly, quarterly, half-year or full year dedicated server rental fee; for example, the price you pay includes what it costs a web hosting provider to buy dedicated server, bandwidth that you need for your dedicated server as well as the electricity that your dedicated server will use up. In some cases, you may receive optional extras in your dedicated server rental fee such as a control panel to allow you to control your server with ease or free extras if a special offer is running such as expanded hard drive capacity for a free premium server operating system such as Windows Dedicated Server 2003.
In a standard data centre, a dedicated server hosting provider will be using racks to keep dedicated servers in, since they are a cost effective and space saving method for hosting large amounts of private servers in a secure environment. Rack mountable servers are the most popular solution for web hosting providers since they can fit more into a set space than they would be able to with older tower servers, and at the end of the day their main aim is to make a profit on what they sell. There is also no form of secure storage solution for web hosts to use for older tower servers, where as with a standard rack cage, they can be easily locked with a key that only the necessary people have access to.
A dedicated server host is able to provide dedicated server customers with an array of different server operating systems, meaning that finding one that fits your needs shouldn’t be a task in itself. Although at heart there are only two mainstream dedicated server operating systems, Linux and Windows, there are different versions of each. Linux has many different versions, that are also known as ‘distributions’ or ‘flavours’ designed for different purposes; i.e. Xandros Linux is designed as a desktop distribution whilst CentOS has been designed and built with the purpose of being a server operating system. Windows Server 2003 comes in Standard, Enterprise and Datacentre Editions; there is also a ‘Web’ edition available that comes with very basic web services and tailors the operating systems towards general internet usage as a web server or mail server, for example.
You will want to ensure that you use a dedicated server host that uses multiple bandwidth providers, since you want your dedicated server or servers to have the fastest connection to the internet possible so that your websites will load quickly. By using multiple connection providers, your dedicated server hosting provider is able to ensure that in the event that one of the providers fails, there are multiple providers to fall back on to retain the connection. Your dedicated server hosting provider will also most probably use different providers to peer with different locations around the world, since this will ensure that your dedicated server is accessible from any internet connected location on the planet, and that your website will load as fast as the local internet connection will allow. Examples of bandwidth providers for UK dedicated server hosting may include Tiscali, Euro Connex and and Level3.
Your dedicated server hosting provider should also be able to provide you with a control panel to allow you to manage your server with ease, and if the correct control panel is used, allow you to provide people with shared and reseller web hosting packages on your dedicated server. A control panel that is normally provided with Linux dedicated servers is cPanel, and is one of the most popular web hosting control panels available at this moment in time. Another control panel that is provided with both Linux and Windows dedicated servers is Plesk; like cPanel, it gives you full management of all your servers resources and services, and also allows you to setup hosting accounts so that you can resell web hosting on your dedicated server.
Dedicated servers are normally aimed at business and individuals who require reliable web hosting, and you will find that most dedicated server hosts only provide dedicated servers to those who actually need dedicated hosting. Dedicated servers are normally a breeding ground for spammers, since once they have their own server to use they can easily send out as many emails as they want per hour, which in itself could have an adverse affect on the network of the dedicated server host involved.
So, in conclusion a dedicated server is a type of web hosting that is expandable both in hardware and software terms, and is the most reliable form available. In most cases, you will find that you can get optional extras such as a control panel included in the price of your dedicated server; this will ensure that you are getting value for money. You can use a dedicated server for a variety of uses, some of which will allow you to make a return on your investment; for example you could resell hosting on your dedicated server.
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