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The term “server” sounds ominous to those who do not really understand what a server is. So the thought of owning your own server is to much to handle. Most website owners share the resources of a host server provided by a third party business at a low monthly cost. The problem with this is that your visitors may experience delays and your site may have difficulty loading with extreme traffic. In these cases it is wise to invest in a dedicated server devoted just for your website. A “server” in basic terms is nothing much more than a normal computer that has been dedicated to directing data traffic in a local network and doubles as a safe gatetway for data trafic to and from the internet. In fact the computer you are using right now is probably capable of being set up as a server but a real server has a few extra hardware features to make it a more stable unit. It is this stability that causes the price of a dedicated server to be so costly. It has to be designed to be turned on for long periods of time, to back up data regularly, to hold large amounts of data and to handle fast data transfer. A small business server that has these features will usually cost AU$8000 or more compared to a normal computer priced under AU$2000. Then there is the added cost of aquiring a dedicated IP address (about AU$10 per month) and the internet service provider will probably charge you by the data transfer rate that you use rather than a set amount each month and this can become quite costly if you are moving a lot of data.
On the plus side owning a server has a number of advantages. To start with if you are a business currently running or are planning to start up a website that deals in ecommerce, runs any kind of service, is graphics hungry or needs to provide download fast you may want to think about owning a dedicated server. As a result you will gain…
1. Security
Since no one else is sharing your web space, a dedicated server is far more secure. If you are trading in large amounts of data or money transfer this kind of extreme security can be vital to protect you and your customers. If you are going to set up ecommerce it is vital to set up your fire walls correctly (usually a feature of either your router or the server software) but only you will have this security password information. This removes the possibility of a third party host (because you are not using one) from accessing your private information.
2. Software
Although the initial cost on server software is not cheap the control this software provides over such things as user access and email is worth the effort. Also the possibilities for using various scripts and other software are endless with your own dedicated server. It means you can handle what files or folders can be accessed without hours of fiddling as is required when working on a remote server and making web changes become as simple as cut and paste..
3. Storage
Of course you will have much more space. If you runn out of space just add another hard drive! You can have far more images, videos and all sorts of other features and if you are experienced enough you can even sub let space to other domains or become a host selling your space.
4. Bandwidth
The bandwidth supplied by your internet provider is all yours, so traffic coming to your site will have no problems accessing your site at full speed.
5. Speed
You will find that a large site with many features will load very quickly, as the server is all yours, so no other websites are loading from it. Then all that remains is to ensure your internet provider has adequate bandwidth to serve the number of visitors you website services.
All in all we recommend the use or a dedicated server but it is hard work setting one up if you do not have enough experience. In truth after all the bother and expense, our own choice was to use a third party hosting service. For that reason we also provide %domain name registration% and %web hosting% links on all of our websites for our visitors.
Submitted by: TasWIZ Web Page Designs http://www.taswiz.com
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