| Both a managed hosting service and dedicated | | | | interchanged and terms like dedicated hosting and |
| service mean running a server that is not shared with | | | | managed hosting are often implied to mean the same |
| anyone else. Beyond that, the services you get will | | | | thing. |
| depend largely on the provider since there is no | | | | Always read the fine print when choosing a server. |
| industry standards set for servers. What this means | | | | Terminology often is misused and you may not end |
| is that fully managed to one provider may mean the | | | | up getting the services you are expecting. Until there |
| same as self-managed to another provider. It is the | | | | are industry standards the confusion will continue. |
| term 'managed' that causes the confusion. | | | | Simply put, dedicated hosting means that you do not |
| Many things can be involved in managed hosting | | | | have to share a server. To have a hosting service |
| including | | | | that's managed, means whatever the provider |
| - Application monitoring | | | | decides it means. Therefore, even though they are |
| - System updates | | | | used together very often, they do not actually mean |
| - Intrusion detection | | | | the same thing. Colocation services and dedicated |
| - Server monitoring | | | | services are more closely related than dedicated |
| - Backups | | | | servers and managed servers. |
| - Database administration | | | | In summary, there are different types of dedicated |
| These are only a few of the many items which can | | | | servers but they all mean not having to share a |
| fall under the term of managed hosting. Because | | | | server. Managed servers can mean a variety of |
| there are no industry standards, it is best to check | | | | different services in addition to having a dedicated |
| the details before you decide on a dedicated hosting | | | | server. When referring to web hosting; dedicated |
| site. This type of hosting is always dedicated but | | | | servers are basically a rented service which includes |
| dedicated hosting has different management | | | | the server, the internet connection and the software |
| definitions depending on the provider. | | | | whereas managed hosting refers to the |
| Dedicated hosting can further be broken down into | | | | administration of the website. This type of hosting |
| different types | | | | goes above and beyond what dedicated servers |
| - Basic: This is normally is chosen if low RAM, Hard | | | | provide. |
| Disc and Operating System on the server | | | | Managed hosting is an additional service with varying |
| - High End: Usually involves Quad Core Configuration | | | | degrees of options available depending on the |
| - Bandwidth Dedicated | | | | provider. While they are often used in the same |
| - Database Dedicated | | | | context, they mean very different things. Again, |
| - Server Mirroring Dedicated | | | | managed hosting is always on a dedicated server but |
| You will notice that 'managed' is not mentioned in any | | | | a dedicated server does not necessarily mean you |
| of the categories. Management is above and beyond | | | | will get managed hosting. Different providers offer |
| what dedicated servers provide. For those still | | | | different management hosting on top of the |
| learning their way around computer terminology, it | | | | dedicated server they provide. Managed hosting and |
| can get confusing because the words are often | | | | dedicated servers do not have the same meaning. |