Who needs dedicated web hosting?

A dedicated web hosting service might be the ideal thing for you if you have a very busy website. 

However, before going for a dedicated server, you need to figure out how busy your website is. You need to see how much your present host’s limit is and how much of it you are utilizing. The points given below tell you about the resources that sites generally use: 

• The amount of data transfer that you host gives per month is the network bandwidth.  
• For websites that use database and PHP, you need a fast processor.
• The host allows a certain amount of disk storage but sites that use a lot of graphics generally go over the limit and then need to pay more.

You can get all these for a lesser amount through a dedicated server.

If you opt for dedicated web hosting, you can get benefits like these:

• Installing software like PHP according to your requirements.
• Running software like Java that is not allowed in shared servers.
• Offer your customers streaming audio or video downloads. You cannot offer these from the shared server. 
• The server can be improved according to your requirements.
• Like in a shared server, your site’s speed and availability will not be affected by anything else or other sites.

Given below are the types of servers that you can use. Choose your dedicated web hosting server according to your needs:  

• Unmanaged Server: You get the machine that is connected to the network of the host and they tell you the root password. Then it is upto you to keep your server going.
• Managed Server: You receive the lease of the server and the entire administration is up to you. This enables you to think about the content.
• Collocated server: You need to buy the machine yourself and then the host gives you the connection. It is very expensive and you can go for it only when you have specific technical requirements. 

The unmanaged servers are the cheapest option. However, if you are new to the world of dedicated web hosting servers, you may have certain problems with it. The unmanaged server requires you to run the server entirely on your own. Many people find it a bit difficult for it requires a certain amount of technical expertise.