| Colocation vs. Dedicated Dedicated
Dedicated service means rent of the allocated server at hosting service provider or data-center. This kind of a service means that the hosting provider gives to you the equipment of a demanded configuration. The duty of the provider to watch a technical condition of the given equipment. Also to provide uninterrupted connection with the Internet. Advantages:
High speed;
24-hours technical support;
Preventions of technical works, short-term failures, of an opportunity occurrence problems of any character;
Disk space can be some greater and depends on technical opportunities of a server;
High-grade access to a server;
Opportunity setup any parameters of system and appendices;
Opportunity of installation of any software or re-install the system software;
Removal, addition, change of any files in system;
Full control over processes, users and files in system;
Opportunity of the order the IP-address, ports, filters;
Realization of non-standard decisions;
Maintenance of information safety from the provider;
Service of a post server through interface as the manager, and office worker. Lacks:
High monthly cost;
Necessity for the expert which would serve a server.
Managed dedicated Co-location
The kind of the given hosting provides independent purchase of the equipment and its accommodation on a technical platform of the provider. A duty of the HSP - to provide uninterrupted access to the Internet. The administration and support is carried out by you independently. Advantages:
High speed;
24-hours technical and service support;
Preventions of technical works, short-term failures, of an opportunity of occurrence of problems of any character;
The Disk space can be some greater and depends on technical opportunities of a server;
High-grade access to a server;
Opportunity configuration any parameters of system and appendices;
Opportunity of installation of any software or re-install the system software;
Removal, addition, change of any files in system;
The Full control over processes, users and files in system;
The Opportunity of the order the IP-address, ports, filters;
Realization of non-standard decisions;
Maintenance of security measures from the provider;
Service of a post server through the interface as the manager, and office worker. Lacks:
High initial cost of the equipment at purchase;
Necessity for the expert which would serve a server.
Necessary to pay attention:
At a choice of a hosting and the company, its providing, necessarily learn throughput of the channel;
Find out a degree of congestion of servers of the company;
Define, that you can do, and that technical support will do;
Specify, whether reserve copying the information is made, it is required if to happen failure in work of a server;
Find out, whether the notice on the termination of means on your account is made;
And, at last, simply study the market of the companies giving a hosting. It is useful to esteem forums and responses of users.
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