| Just as your business and websites are growing | | | | measures, and monitoring plus the hardware and |
| exponentially, so does computer and internet | | | | operating system. You can purchase a dedicated |
| technology. Constant upgrading your hardware, | | | | server system and maintain it in-house or you can |
| software and business applications are already part | | | | co-locate it in someone else's data center. |
| of everyday business and any avoidable additional | | | | Colocation |
| expense can slow the impact on your budget. | | | | Colocation is a space saving alternative of your |
| Unnecessary initial investment in equipment can prove | | | | personal dedicated server is a space saving |
| costly to smaller businesses especially when they are | | | | alternative. Colocation hosting is the sharing of a |
| in the beginning stages of expansion. Just like leasing | | | | facility by multiple designated servers that is already |
| a car, leasing a dedicated server can keep your | | | | fully designed, constructed and wired to handle the |
| business current with the latest models and software | | | | activity and traffic. This eliminates the need to create |
| with a quick exchange of equipment. | | | | a new workspace in your own office environment. |
| 24/7 Support | | | | Whether it is building a whole new room or adapting |
| Instead of having to support your own IT | | | | a closet it is another hardware infrastructure expense |
| department, most dedicated server suppliers have 24 | | | | that takes more time and money. The down side is |
| 7 IT support available whenever you need it. These | | | | that if you own your dedicated server and something |
| experts can also manage and monitor peak traffic | | | | fails you may need to have it shipped out for repair. |
| times to ensure the speed and efficiency of your site | | | | Dedicated server hosting providers have spare parts |
| is maintained so you don't have to. Customer support | | | | on hand and can react quickly to an emergency. |
| in the form of an online knowledge base such as | | | | An emerging trend in the dedicated server |
| FAQs can keep you informed and up to date with | | | | environment is the re-designing of interior office |
| the technological advances regarding dedicated | | | | space to incorporate dedicated servers on racks that |
| servers. Most suppliers also provide online | | | | are concealed and soundproofed in customized |
| comprehensive and detailed information on all current | | | | cabinets. These cabinets come in many sizes and in a |
| associated services, applications, software and | | | | variety of finishes and colors to blend into your |
| hardware available. | | | | current office decor. Some of these manufacturers |
| By investing in a dedicated server of your own you | | | | even offer a color matching service. |
| receive connectivity to the internet, redundancy | | | | |