Dedicated server hosting, also called private cloud, is a genuinely valuable option for many businesses. Unlike shared hosting services, such as the kind WordPress uses to run its blogs, a dedicated machine gives your company complete control over the software installed on it. It also means every resource on that device belongs to your company. There is no risk of a “noisy neighbor,” because with a dedicated machine, you own the whole block.
Full Administrative Access With Dedicated Server Hosting
Dedicated server hosting also gives you administrative access to your server, which sounds small but is a big deal for companies used to leasing “access” to a server instead of getting a full dedicated machine. Most web hosting companies give you space to store website resources and not much else, since these services rarely even discuss processing power, because you get whatever is left after splitting resources with everyone else. It also means if the company does not support the application you want to plug into your website, you are stuck. Not so with a dedicated machine, since complete administrative access means you can do just about anything the server allows. We encourage every customer to get the most out of their machine, and that starts with full access.
No More Noisy Neighbors
Noisy neighbors are another concern in shared environments, where other organizations eat up more resources than usual. When everyone draws from the same pool and pushes the infrastructure toward its limit, everyone’s performance suffers. That can even crash the environment, taking your website down through no fault of your own. With dedicated server hosting, since you have complete access to your own machine, that risk disappears, and you keep full control over the resources available to you.
Meet Regulatory Requirements With Dedicated Server Hosting
Finally, there is the matter of regulatory requirements. Depending on your industry, regulations may discourage or flatly disallow storing private information in multi-tenant environments. Using a shared solution for those customers is a recipe for trouble, so it is worth moving off one as soon as possible. No industry regulation requires you to stay outside a private environment, so this concern disappears entirely once you move to dedicated server hosting.
Run Any Software You Need
Our dedicated servers are not just for web hosting, either. Whatever you want to run in your private cloud environment, you have the freedom to apply custom solutions and software to your server. Want to add a CRM tool? Use SugarCRM. Have a customer in the education space? Install Moodle to give them collaboration tools and online testing. Interested in hosting online games? SmartFoxServer gives players the tools to communicate with each other, plus administrative tools for you.
Dedicated server hosting gives companies the freedom to get things done without anything draining productivity from the infrastructure. To learn more about our private cloud solutions, or the software options Vault Networks can provide, reach out to us by calling (305) 735-8098 option 2 or by emailing sales@vaultnetworks.com. We are happy to provide a free consultation to help simplify your IT solution and move you to your own private server.