Thứ Bảy, 7 tháng 1, 2012

The Pros And Cons Of Managed Hosting Compared To Unmanaged Dedi Servers

By David Berg


The business enterprise comprises the website as an integral part in the world today. The issue of web hosting therefore becomes part of the many decisions that business managers must make. We all need our websites to be up and accessible 24/7 all year round and possibly with zero interruptions. Therefore it is important to know what will best help us achieve this; either managed dedicated server hostingor the self managed servers.

UK managed hosting means that the entire server is leased wholly to a user and support services given by the hosting company. Managed dedicated server offers several advantages to the user. Security is the first advantage. The hosting company will ensure that your data is not compromised by viruses and Trojan horses by putting the necessary security measures and checks in place. Data backup is offered by the hosting company which is also a benefit to the client.

Managed dedicated server also offers technical support as another advantage. The managed dedicated server allows you to concentrate with your core business while leaving the technical issues to the hosting company. This guarantees you better reliability which every business looks for to make a meaningful impact using their website.

Cost efficiency is the other benefit of managed dedicated servers. This benefit is enjoyed buy small and medium size companies who buying their own server and employing an experts is expensive. Since a hosting company is in business, it ensures it hires and retains only the best experts to run and maintain the serves which is an unnecessary cost for a different business. You don't have to invest in staff training or dedicate employee man-hours to the maintenance and service of your server. Staff training or dedicated employee man-hours to maintain and service your server is not necessary.

Cost is the flip side of a managed server hosting. Managed dedicated web hosting will cost more in terms of money paid to the web hosting company relative to self managed server hosting. The extra cost is incurred as a result of the additional services used to run your account. The hosting company manages the server in the case of managed server hosting leaving you with very little control.

The cost aspect should therefore be looked at in absolute terms. Management of the server is part of the package that you pay for when you choose to use managed dedicated server. If you go for the self managed server hosting you shall pay less for the server resources but will incur additional costs in hiring expertise to manage your server, acquiring applications and server maintenance costs.

Managed dedicated server hosting is a good option for small business that wish to grow their business focusing on their core business. This fits in well in their small budgets for web hosting plans. For a company that wishes to get resources such as bandwidth, server space and benefit from the accumulate expertise and experience of a web hosting company, then managed dedicated server hosting should be their choice.




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