The company that has grown and needs to move from a shared hosting service to a dedicated server can have as much or as little control over the management of that server as they want. A dedicated server provider can offer your company root administrator access which will leave the management of that server to you and your IT department. This option is often the first choice for companies who have the desire to take a more “hands on” approach to the day to day operations of the dedicated server….

A large increase in web traffic can mean that your business is really taking off. Depending upon the amount of traffic you are getting you may need to answer this increase by upgrading to a dedicated server. Dedicated servers are almost a must when there is a great deal of users accessing your website. This stems from the fact that your current hosting service provider may not be handling the increased traffic properly or giving you enough bandwidth. Prior to making this decision your first consideration should be price –…

The computer service industry has long been offering redundancy and other solutions for when disaster, usually in the form of data loss, strikes a business’ computer network. A power failure while employees are entering data into your system or when customers are accessing your e-commerce web site can cost you a lot of money. The way to combat this kind of business interruption is by having a mirror server working for you at all times. The mirror server is a second server that can be connected to the primary server….

The business that has decided to use a dedicated server for their company usually relies on it primarily for website hosting services. The amount of traffic that you receive is usually the main determinant for moving to a dedicated server as this option tends to offer much more in the way of complementing your growing business. A dedicated server offers the growing business a multitude of useful options like file management and data storage. When you use a dedicated server for these purposes you will need to have a reliable…

The term dedicated server is very appropriate because not only is it a server dedicated for your business it is also like your most dedicated employees because it is working all the time. That is why you need to consider how hard your current server is working prior to deciding if you need to upgrade to a dedicated server. Web sites that need a dedicated server are those that have a lot of visitors and a lot of interaction with those visitors. A good analogy would be a retail store…

The perfect host lets the guests choose what they want when it comes to food, drink and even mood music. The same holds true for web hosts – they offer you many choices and you want to choose properly for your business’ particular needs. One of your first decisions after choosing a web host is which operating system you’ll use for your website. Its okay to ask advice from others based upon which operating systems they use but this decision is ultimately up to you as the website owner. You…

A company that has seen more traffic than their current system in house can handle may very well need to increase server capacity in order to effectively serve customers. There are multiple solutions to this type of issue – you can opt to get a dedicated server through a web hosting provider or maybe go the route of the Virtual Private Server (VPS). The company that is used to having a server in house may like the idea of sticking with a dedicated server.If there is more traffic expected in a…

The term redundant has been used a lot more lately to describe something good instead of a bad speaking habit. The computer industry is usually proud of their redundancy and they well should be. There are times when a computer suffers a sudden breakdown and having a redundant system available that’s been saving the work being done can make all the difference in the world. It also is good to have a redundant system that is connected to your customers seeking information from your web pages. The sudden downtime on…

PHP has announced that two upgrades are available for PHP5. They recommend updating the software immediately as PHP5.4.5 and 5.3.15 will fix 30 bugs in the older version and one security related issue in stream implementation. It is a free download available at php.net downloads page. The popular Open Source scripting language has been around since 1994 and it can be embedded into HTML5. These new upgrades will lead to a more secure and user friendly web page. Your choice of scripting language will largely depend on what type of…

If you have a server on premises, as many businesses do, you probably have a service contract with an IT company or you have an entire IT department to do the work for you. The company that keeps their servers in house faces down time issues that affect their ability to provide customers with access to their website. Things like off premises power interruption or failure to back-up data in a timely manner can have a serious effect on your website. If the server was off premises and had a…