Thought
of starting out with the problem statements first before actually getting down
not so deep to understand the essentials of a dedicated server and WHY a
dedicated server should be high on priority if not essential at the moment for
you or your online communication channels of your business – big or small. 
How
dedicated Servers could be a Useful Investment for Small and Medium Business
owners
Problems-
a)
Common
Error 103 (net::ERR_CONNECTION-“Site is Down”. Customer frustrated.
b) You want to check the results
at the UCAS website but the site failed to load or provide any useful
information. It (site) reads unable to process request due to high traffic. Students are getting anxious and venting on
twitter.
c) You wanted to book a ticket
online from an upcoming travel portal urgently but due to high traffic your
card request was not processed. Reputation
punctured.
d) QUOTE-‘Shared server is not
really my cup of tea. Time to grow up’. A logical issue faced by a mentor,
coach and personal advisor. #GrowingUp
e) Slow speed, now what, shall I
check any other site? Customers drifting
f) “This news has left our website
crashing boss, people asking all sorts of question and we still do not have any
customer care yet”, a junior executive of a startup company to his Boss, a day
after the print/TV media covered their new sensational product on a weekend
show. Exciting times but can not connect
properly with patrons.
g) Your have some idea about
servers but don’t get it really. They
don’t need (@IT) education?
h) You want to know the exact web
traffic details but can not. (Perplexed)
i) The gaming website you have
just discovered falls short on service when it comes to real performance, slow
processes. (Many competitive websites
will steal the show (users))
j) You have lost precious data
from a website you managed a decade ago and wish to retrieve it somehow. Data Lost Case
We
have addressed some topical and logical issues above. Below are three questions
for some people who have some idea about servers in general.
A) The data you (your firm) handle
requires absolute secrecy and respect privacy of your customers. You do not
want to share your details. What do you do?
B) “What is a cloud server? Can
this act as a dedicated server as well for my business?
C) You have just bought a domain
name and have big ambition to do well, now what. Can you handle huge data?
Understanding
dedicated servers-
Dedicated (solely your) Servers (web host) is an exclusive storage point where your
website data located is stored,
processed, analyzed and presented in the manner you would like the data to be
seen. A recent BBC
article explains how students were frustrated because a website could not load
data due to high traffic congestions during result time. With more people
getting access to information and trying out various methods to disseminate
information, a dedicated server typically serves most of the purpose a big
organization needs. Like data storage, protection and customer support to begin
with. Dedicated servers are rented and they come with different plans. It
depends upon what operating system you are using or what hardware your firm
uses. For example in operating systems which run on Android, BSD, iOS,
GNU/Linux, OS X, QNX, MS Windows, Windows Phone and IBM z/OS may require a
dedicated server for complex and intelligent computing systems.
What is a computing
system? It is
a blend of hardware and software. Hardware like monitor, keyboard, Computer
data storage, mouse, hard drive disk and CPU etc. can be touched/felt where as
software is a product of a concept or an idea and presented as an application
to be further used and developed by engineers for common good. In a dedicated
server you may not need all the OS or hardware so the requirement can be
tweaked according to the requirement/s. customized service will help you manage
better how to publish your content before the ‘dedicate audience.’
Web Traffic Speed
and Dedicated Servers- Do
you worry that if your website slows down or display similar problems
intermittently, your customers will run away? There is an entire server
management process which runs like a clock so that your business runs well. For
example OS/ Application updates/monitoring/management, Technical support,
Firewall
services, Anti-spam software, Antivirus updates, Security audits
DDoS
protection, mitigation intrusion detection and other backups run systematically
to provide seamless user experience. Web servers can always be customized and specifically
tailored according to a customer’s requirement.
The
need is normally based on the kind
of traffic your site attracts, the strategy you may have to increase traffic
and anticipating it and/or if your site consumes high amount of resource or
processing power. Take control of your business now!
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