A business must move to
the dedicated server when they need more resources than what they get in shared
or VPS hosting. However, most of the SMBs fear to upgrade since they lack the
technical skills to manage and configure the machine. You must consider
outsourcing the IT requirements to third-party web hosting companies. These
companies offer fully managed dedicated
server which will enable greater security and reliability to your website.
When the traffic is high, it is important that you ensure your business has the
maximum uptime and speed to meet the expectations of your visitors.
What is a managed server?
A
fully managed dedicated server is an
entire bare-metal machine dedicated exclusively for your business. It is fully
managed, optimized for the user’s websites and applications. Dedicated servers
are built strong, totally customized as per the client’s requirements. If
properly managed, it can deliver the best performance and reliability.
Focus
on business applications
Managed services will
reduce the burden of server management from your team allowing you more time
and resources to focus on core business. Rather than replacing obsolete
hardware and redeploying new tools, your in-house experts can build
applications providing 100% service to your customers. It will also remove the
burden of recruiting, training, and employing top-level administrators which
adds up to the expenses in a big way. You will require to start the exercise
all over again if the employee quits.
Predictable costs
Operational expenses
will be severely reduced when you opt for the fully managed dedicated server. The server tasks like operating
system upgrades, database updates, FTP upgrades, hardware deployment, monitoring,
replacements, software installation, licenses, updates, security patches,
network monitoring, and much more similar tasks are all handled by your hosting
service. It somewhat is like the shared hosting but here you have an expert
team handling exclusively your machine as per your needs. You pay a fixed
monthly rental for the plan and services you opt.
Most modern
infrastructure
Managing and
maintaining hardware in-house can be an expensive affair for a growing
business. Budget constraints can prohibit them from modernizing and upgrading
the infrastructure. This will impact the business performance and you could
lose out to your competition. Buying the fully
managed dedicated server will reduce the expenses on infrastructure and
data center requirements. You save a considerable amount on electricity.
The data centers where
your server is housed are fully redundant with power backups, cooling,
security, safety equipment etc. Everything is under the responsibility of the
host. They make sure you have near to 100% network uptime and high-speed
connectivity.
Security
You can be assured your
data and applications are managed by the best in industry experts. They are
experienced and have the knack of managing things smoothly even at times of
outage. Your in-house team may not have the same level of proficiency to manage
the server at times of outages. The fully
managed dedicated server providers have their tier 3 data center manned by
security officers to safeguard against any possibility of theft or burglary.
The data center is monitored by CCTV cameras and entry to the server rooms is
allowed only through biometric authentication.
The managed service
providers are also responsible for component performance checks. They take
backup of your data as per your requirements, implement disaster recovery
strategies to make sure there is no loss of data even at times of a
catastrophe.
Customized support
Moving to the fully managed dedicated server will
still give you control over the machine and root access to configure. The
support team from the hosting service is available 24/7 to assist you with any
server related issues or to make changes to the configurations to meet your
evolving business demands.
