A dedicated server is a server separate from all other hosting servers where people can have their Internet sites hosted. How is it separate from other servers? Easy…it is a dedicated server; meaning it is dedicated to just one company or person’s website and no one else’s. The client leases the entire server from a company and the server is not shared with anyone else during the time of the lease.
The organization that rents the dedicated server has full control over the operation of the server since they are the only organization using the server at the time. By full control over the server we mean that they control which operating system the server uses, what types of hardware the server uses, and much more. The management of a dedicated server includes one or more of the following processes:
- Application updates
- Firewall services
- Intrusion detection
- Backups and restoration
- Server monitoring
- Operating system updates
- Disaster recovery
- Load balancing
- Security audits
- Database administration
- User management
- Programming consultation
- Software installation and configuration
Most companies prefer a dedicated server over a regular hosting company because the companies that offer dedicated servers take special care to protect the data and information stored on their dedicated servers for their clients. They do so by running countless scans for worms, Trojans, viruses, crashers, eggdrops, spammers and hackers. The security software and processes used by a dedicated server company make clients come back for more because using a dedicated server is much safer than using a regular hosting company.
