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Importance of Dedicated Servers Location

admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:00:49 +0000

You may have noticed that whenever someone chooses a hosting package or server, the location is also given a lot of importance. No matter which hosting package you choose for hosting your website, which can be from a shared hosting package to a dedicated hosting, the location will play a critical role in the success of your business. There are various reasons for this. We will discuss few of them in this article.

First reason : Data center location

Each hosting provider has a data center or has some servers located in the data center which he provides to the customers. Multiple data centers owned by a single hosting provider is also possible and hence the Dedicated Hosting provided may be in different location. Even if you choose a shared hosting package, you have important data which is to be secured within the data center so that you do not loose it in any condition. For this reason, you should choose dedicated hosting within the data center which is secured enough and is situated in a Country which is considered to be a safe one.

Second reason : Connection Speed

Though, internet has developed a lot and most of the countries of the world are connected to the internet, however, you will still find that there are many countries in which the connection speed is much less and if internet is provided at a good connection speed, it’s too costly. Therefore, if you are looking forward to a Dedicated Hosting service from a hosting provider, look for the hosting provider who offers dedicated hosting in a country where connection speed is good so that your websites and applications do not lag behind in any condition.

Third Reason : Security

Consequences of loosing your data will be very detrimental and therefore it is essential to choose dedicated hosting in a data center which is located in a country which is intact. The other thing to be aware of is the fact that developed countries have proven to be more reliable in terms of security and hence choosing dedicated hosting in a developed country is envisaged to a better option.

Fourth Reason : Search Engine Optimization

Although, this reason is not directly related to dedicated hosting, this is one of the most vital apprehension for the location of dedicated servers. If you have your server located in a specific country, you will get the IP’s of the specific country on which your websites will be hosted. Due to this reason, it is essential to consider the server located in the country you are targeting for business.

Dedicated Server Hosting if located in a different country than what you are targeting can actually affect your business, however, the rest of the factors should also be considered when you will be choosing dedicated servers for your websites and the location of them.

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Windows Dedicated Servers

admin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:26:37 +0000

As we all know that, there is a great range in Windows dedicated servers available in the market today but couple of years ago, dedicated servers were not as common as they are now. As there are countless dedicated server providers available in the market and the prices are dropped down in the earlier years.

while choosing Windows dedicated servers, you may need to ask yourself, what type of space you require including bandwidth. This will clear the question in mind about what type of server is right for you. Windows dedicated servers come with lots of options, as well as services. The type that you need depends on the type of business that you own.

There are several different budget for dedicated servers on the internet than ever before. Some of these budget servers essentially divide the main server into a number of different dedicated servers. A true dedicated server only caters to your business. Your website is the only website that the server hosts, which frees up your website and allows it to increase and have plentiful traffic flow.

You also need to be careful about the services offered by the dedicated server provider. If the server crashes, let‘s say, what sort of guarantee do they have that they will get it up and running? When you have your own internet business that depends on customer traffic, you cannot afford to be offline for days. You need a dedicated server that is reliable as well as the company that maintains it.

You will need to pay more for Windows dedicated servers in comparison with Windows shared servers. However, the extra space, attention and bandwidth matters a lot if you have a growing online business. There is no reason to lose customers if you go for one of the reliable Windows uk dedicated servers provider that are providing the servers in UK market today.

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Problem With Connecting cPanel Server via FTP

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:56:04 +0000

If you are facing connection issues with your dedicated hosting at the time when you are trying to connect it using FTP then these are the points that you need to check, as they are the most common reasons for this failure :

The login for your cPanel FTP should look something like an email address similar to login@domain-name.abc where domain-name.abc is your domain name. Do NOT just use the login as that will not work.
You might be using the incorrect password, make sure you are using a correct one, check for lower and upper case as password is case sensitive. You can copy paste it if you have stored it somewhere on your local machine.
Someone may have changed your FTP password, so check and make sure it was not changed. If you can login to your control panel then you can change it again.
Your FTP program (e.g. Dream-weaver and others) must be set to a passive connection as setting as FTP Active mode will NOT work.

Hence you should take care for securing your FTP password which should not be shared with anyone else, as if any any one mange to get access to your FTP then this may create problem for your server or for your dedicated hosting account .

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Linux vs Windows Dedicated Server Operating Systems

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:07:05 +0000

Almost all the web hosting providers are giving an option to choose from Linux or windows for the operating system of dedicated servers. I have seen lots of debates on the internet whether or not Linux or Windows is the perfect operating system for the server, but the bottom line is that 70 to 80% of small business owners or mid-level traffic clients, it doesn’t make any difference whether you are using Linux or Windows on your dedicated servers. I personally use Linux for my servers, and I am using it without any problem from a long time. I am not having much experience with Windows OS, but I have used it some times and they seemed to be responsive and pretty much good at serving HTTP requests as their source is same.

You might have noticed that I have not mentioned anything on – which OS should someone go with?

If you are not going to develop any windows specific site that use the things like ASP or ASP.NET, I would suggest you to go with Linux. As because OS is free, it will help you in some cost cuttings. CentOS is also a easy server GUI which is very user-friendly, and with the newest version of CentOS has made it pretty much easy to set up a web server by using Apache as it is using Windows Server and IIS.

I honestly admit that I may be a little biased because I use Linux more for my work and it is quiet possible that I can’t see the difficulties in it. It was not so difficult for me to pick up and I have been using windows system all my life. I will end-up here by saying it can’s hurt you to run Linux if you are not afraid of learning a little and not running any OS specific applications.

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Security In Dedicated Servers

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:12:10 +0000

Dedicated servers platform is a complete system of hardware and software and it is a complicated environment where many components coexist and each has its own characteristics in terms of use and performance. The operating system is considered as a critical component on dedicated servers and the client choice is perhaps one of the most important decisions to take. The most important are Linux (RedHat, Debian, etc..), UNIX (FreeBSD, Solaris, etc..) And Windows (2000 Server, 2003 Server).

In many ways Windows and Linux / UNIX operating systems are comparable and even provide similar functionality. One of the important areas of debate among them is security. These systems meet the security specifications of the “Orange Book” of the National Computer Security Department of United States that is considered as the standard for evaluating IT security. The most common classification is C2, a requirement in marketing of products in most of the governmental services.

The differences in protection and security between Linux / UNIX and Windows can be attributed in part to the relative age of each of these operating systems. UNIX takes longer providing network services and therefore gathers more experience in handling safety violations. Windows in turn does not brings together so much experience in this environment. Anyway security flaws continuously appear on both platforms and patches must be applied continuously by their respective makers.

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Managed or Unmanaged Dedicated Server Hosting?

admin — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:39:42 +0000

The one who is into online business is pretty much familiar with the term “dedicated hosting servers” but still, there are lots of people who don’t know what is managed and what is unmanaged dedicated server. Understanding the difference between managed and unmanaged dedicated servers can help you in taking a smart decision and that can lead to have a successful business online.

Managed Dedicated Servers Hosting

They are holding a very good market, with a wide range of prices, which depend on the needs of security, reliability and level of support. When choosing a host for managed dedicated server, go for someone you trust, or lose some hours to perform an Internet search on the subject. Whatever the method, not to rush into a long-term contract without having good knowledge about the company that will provide the service.

Unmanaged Dedicated Servers Hosting

You will need to become a good manager and at a same time, a lot of training and computer skills to manage the unmanaged dedicated server. If you have a limited budget and ready to learn how to manage the unmanaged dedicated server then prepare yourself for a painful way. However, if your budget is good enough, then managed dedicated servers hosting will be the best solution.

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How To Find The Best Deal In Cheap Dedicated Servers Hosting

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:25:43 +0000

If you are searching for a cheap dedicated servers hosting provider, then you probably know that there are n number of companies that offer this service. How do you know if you’re getting the best deal for your business? Below are a few points that you should keep in mind when shopping for cheap dedicated servers hosting.

To Manage Or Not To Manage

The best deals available for dedicated servers will always be for unmanaged servers. This means that you will need to take care of installation, maintenance, backups, etc. on your own. If you believe that you need managed dedicated server, most companies offer several levels of server management to choose from.

It is important to keep this in mind, because there is a huge difference in value between these two basic option. Hosting companies like to trap you in with a really cheap dedicated servers hosting deal, and then charge way too much for any upgrades that you might need.

Upgrades

Another thing to consider is that these hosting companies charge extra for some of the luxuries that you are accustomed to with your shared hosting packages. If you want to upgrade your control panel or operating system, you will be charged extra. Some cheap dedicated servers come with a Plesk control panel, while others have no control panel.

Other upgrades that you might choose are more disk space, ram, cpu processing power to name a few. Remember that you will have full access to the root of the server, so any software upgrades that you want can be installed manually. However, you might find that some of the software that you want to use requires you to purchase a license.

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What is the use of Seedbox?

admin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:22:45 +0000

If you looking forward to improve your torrent downloads capacity & speed up the file uploading & downloading process then seedbox is the answer. A well organized seedbox will make it possible for you to increase your torrent transfers & manage it from any place & anytime through a simple browser.

Do you know what is seedbox?

Seedbox is a personal dedicated server which works for downloading & uploading the digital files at higher speed. The major operating systems like Linux, Windows or Mac OS X are compatible with seedboxes. By making the use of BitTorrent protocol, seedboxes on high speed networks can download & upload outsized files within just couple of minutes. There are some seedboxes which are just designed for specific purpose & make use of torrent particular software varieties together with web interfaces of clients like Torrentflux, rTorrent, Transmission & Torrent. Seedboxes are now taking the place of casual home-based BitTorrents because of the following reasons:

High Speed:- The Seedbox servers are pretty much faster than the domestic internet access. It doesn’t matters at all whether they are shared or dedicated seedbox server.

Faster Uploading & Downloading facility: – You don’t have any limitations for uploading seedboxes & they can also improve the speed of transfer rate equally in both the ways.

Advantage:- The seedbox users get good benefits in relation to the performance over non-seedbox users. It helps them to continue with a healthy seedbox account.

Lowest Use of Home Internet Service:- Seedbox utilizes your home internet service just for name sake and with an assurance for downloading or uploading as much torrents as you can.

Use Torrents from Any place & Anytime: – Unlike BitTorrent clients, you can gain access to your seedbox from any place and anytime through a web browser.

No worries about ISP Capping:- you don’t need to be worried about ISP capping as the account stats do not come up with your seedbox traffic.

Safety & Security:- A seedbox helps you to avoid using a BitTorrent client on your computer that frequently faces the MPAA or RIAA problem. Therefore, seedboxes are taken into consideration for being more safe & secured.

So, what are you thinking for? Just go and get a seedbox for yourself. They are pretty useful, trendy and great to show off to your friends those who have not even heard of them before.

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