What is a Dedicated Server?
In the web hosting business, the dedicated servers also known as dedicated hosting servers or dedicated web server, are the Rolls Royce. A dedicated server is a powerful computer that is used to host single domain or multiple domains. A dedicated server can be used by single person or a complete big organization. The dedicated server is leased and stored in the datacenter of the host company.
A dedicated server consist of an operating system (Linux or Windows), softwares like SQL server, control panel and connection to the Internet. The server is housed in the web hosting company’s premises. Dedicated servers are specially designed for high traffic websites, it can be a single website or group of website that develop a substantial amount of traffic. The server configuration can be easily customize and the necessary applications can be installed on the server. The server can be operated remotely from the client company. It can be assigned to function only as a resource server and cannot be used as a client. The dedicated server is owned by the web host and you don’t have physical access to the server.
A dedicated server hosting is beneficial while developing complex corporate and powerful online business applications or a high end e-commerce website as you will need more hard drive space and security – a web server dedicated to your business. The server can be purchased from web hosting company and the server maintenance and management part is taken care by the web hosting company. The web hosting company provide internet connectivity to the server, the server connectivity may vary from 10 or 100 Mbit/s Ethernet. Dedicated servers are most often housed in data centres to provide redundant power sources and HVAC systems. You do not need a large initial investment to set it up.
Every dedicated server hosting customer has his own specific needs and customize requirements, so its not easy to single out the provider that will suit you the best. Choosing a good but cheap and reliable dedicated server web hosting provider can be difficult. So, we have tried to make it little easier for you. The following paragraph will help you to choose the best and the most reliable dedicated server hosting provider.
If you are searching for a cheap dedicated server hosting provider, you should be very careful while comparing the dedicated server hosting packages. Things to consider are uptime guarantee, network speed, operating system, hardware options, disk space, monthly bandwidth, datacenter location, backup service, monitoring service and technical support. Ask the dedicated server hosting providers to give you a few dedicated server IP’s or websites hosted on dedicated server for references, read hosting reviews and also check feedback in forums before you sign up and be sure that the price is affordable and the resources are not oversold compare to prices. You should consider the dedicated severs that will give you the most reliability and flexibility for your money.
The above mentioned features are very important to consider while choosing the server provider because you will get number of hosting providers offering the same server specification at different cost. Some of the companies have very cheap and affordable dedicated server plans and some the companies have very costly dedicated server plans. You have to properly single out the company which would be able to deliver good value for the money, have high commitment to quality, and have extremely stable server racks.
Many internet users think of earning few bucks online and many of them get caught in a trap of spammers. It really becomes important on every individual to find the reliable and confidential way of earning online. Reseller web hosting is one of them. However, if you think of establishing your online business on a large scale, the basic reseller plan will not help you. There are many reasons to answer this. Few of them are:-
- Customer may not trust in you, as they might be misunderstood with the service providers due to the Oversellers in the market.
- You are depended on hosting provider to change each server side setting, as you do not get direct remote access to the server.
- You might loose your potential client who needs to install any application, as you do not have enough privileges to do so.
- You may be tied to the TOS in order to upgrade the resources, as you will have to upgrade the package itself, if needed.
What can be the best way for you to overcome all these drawbacks and be the competitive Hosting Reseller? The only solution for this is to get a dedicated server! This ensures you that you do not face any of the above mentioned drawbacks. How?
- You have enough resources to provide to your customer, so you never think of overselling. Thus, looking at your packages, customer shall trust in you.
- You have full root SSH/complete RDP access to the server. Hence, you do not have to contact hosting provider to make server side changes. It helps you to save your time as well as offer you enough privileges.
- You can install any applications on the server remotely. Therefore, if your customer needs any application to be installed on the server, it can be done on his/her behalf by you. As a result, you won’t loose your potential clients.
- You can upgrade the allocated resources anytime when you need. There is no restriction to upgrade the whole package. You are free to upgrade the HDD or bandwidth, etc.
However, if you own a Dedicated Server, is it possible to be the Reseller?
Yes, it is possible for you to be the Reseller even if you own a Dedicated Server. The hosting provider will offer WHM to manage your Dedicated server. They also offer cPanel to manage each individual customer’s account. cPanel/WHM may be an Add-On product offered by the hosting provider. However, the features offered worth the cost.
To conclude, I would say that if you want to be a successful Reseller, you should start with Dedicated Server.
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June 28, 2009 5:26 pm | 
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