{"id":1474,"date":"2024-07-25T01:37:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T01:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/?p=1474"},"modified":"2025-04-28T18:04:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T18:04:13","slug":"why-you-should-opt-for-a-dedicated-server-at-a-data-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/why-you-should-opt-for-a-dedicated-server-at-a-data-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Opt for a Dedicated Server at a Data Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/why-you-should-opt-for-a-dedicated-server-at-a-data-center\/#First_what_is_a_dedicated_server_and_how_do_they_compare_to_shared_hosting_and_virtual_private_server_services\" >First, what is a dedicated server and how do they compare to shared hosting and virtual private server services?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/why-you-should-opt-for-a-dedicated-server-at-a-data-center\/#In_contrast_to_shared_hosting_and_VPS_services\" >In contrast to shared hosting and VPS services<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/why-you-should-opt-for-a-dedicated-server-at-a-data-center\/#You_have_the_freedom_to_run_whatever_applications_you_need\" >You have the freedom to run whatever applications you need<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/why-you-should-opt-for-a-dedicated-server-at-a-data-center\/#The_advantages\" >The advantages?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/why-you-should-opt-for-a-dedicated-server-at-a-data-center\/#Service_level_agreements\" >Service level agreements<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/why-you-should-opt-for-a-dedicated-server-at-a-data-center\/#Versus_in-house\" >Versus in-house<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/why-you-should-opt-for-a-dedicated-server-at-a-data-center\/#Cost_for_a_1Gbps_connection_to_your_DMARK\" >Cost for a 1Gbps connection to your DMARK<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/why-you-should-opt-for-a-dedicated-server-at-a-data-center\/#Security\" >Security<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/why-you-should-opt-for-a-dedicated-server-at-a-data-center\/#BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\" >BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/why-you-should-opt-for-a-dedicated-server-at-a-data-center\/#VPS_SERVICES_LIGHTNING_FAST_SSD_VIRTUAL_SERVERS\" >VPS SERVICES: LIGHTNING FAST SSD VIRTUAL SERVERS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/why-you-should-opt-for-a-dedicated-server-at-a-data-center\/#DEDICATED_SERVERS_BACKED_BY_A_999_SLA_NETWORK_UPTIME_GUARANTEE\" >DEDICATED SERVERS: BACKED BY A 99.9% SLA NETWORK UPTIME GUARANTEE<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/why-you-should-opt-for-a-dedicated-server-at-a-data-center\/#ASIA_OPTIMIZED_SERVERS_IMPROVING_CONNECTION_SPEED_AND_QUALITY\" >ASIA OPTIMIZED SERVERS: IMPROVING CONNECTION SPEED AND QUALITY<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"First_what_is_a_dedicated_server_and_how_do_they_compare_to_shared_hosting_and_virtual_private_server_services\"><\/span>First, what is a dedicated server and how do they compare to shared hosting and virtual private server services?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/fully-managed-dedicated-server.jpg\" alt=\"Data Center Dedicated Server\" width=\"580\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/fully-managed-dedicated-server.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/fully-managed-dedicated-server-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/10\/fully-managed-dedicated-server-512x218.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Essentially, a dedicated server is a very much like your personal computer, only engineered and manufactured to enterprise hosting standards, meaning they\u2019re built to operate non-stop 24\/7\/365. They\u2019re racked in a data center that employs 24\/7 monitoring for temperature, humidity, fire and so on. Plus they\u2019re connected to the Internet over a BGP network utilizing multiple broadband carriers, so should any one carrier fail, your site will not go down.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_contrast_to_shared_hosting_and_VPS_services\"><\/span>In contrast to shared hosting and VPS services<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In contrast to shared hosting, a dedicated server\u2019s resources are entirely yours, meaning that your IP isn\u2019t shared with 1000 other users with websites on the same server as yours. Why is that important? Any one or any combination of other sites on the same server as your site is on can degrade the responsiveness of that server, adversely affecting the performance of your site.<\/p>\n<p>VPS services are only slight different as they operate in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/searchitoperations\/definition\/container-containerization-or-container-based-virtualization\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">virtualized containers<\/a>, separating one account from the other. There are also appreciably fewer accounts on the same server. Even so, this is a shared environment whereas when leasing a dedicated server, the resources of that server are entirely yours.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_have_the_freedom_to_run_whatever_applications_you_need\"><\/span>You have the freedom to run whatever applications you need<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You run whatever applications are applicable to your operations within the specifications of that specific server. Your web hosting provider is responsible for the hardware itself, and should a power supply fail or a hard drive crash, they would be responsible for replacing it.<\/p>\n<p>They would not however, be responsible for any data or software applications on that server, unless of course you\u2019ve contracted for that, and that\u2019s normally out of the norm for dedicated server hosting providers.<\/p>\n<p>Your dedicated server provider would also be responsible for supplying power to your server and for routine scheduled maintenance tasks.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1480\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1480\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Custom-build-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Custom build\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Custom-build-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Custom-build-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Custom-build-148x148.jpg 148w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Custom-build-296x296.jpg 296w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Custom-build-512x512.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Custom-build-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Custom-build.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some providers will custom build a dedicated server for you<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_advantages\"><\/span>The advantages?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You\u2019ll be able to select the type of CPU, the amount of RAM, the type and size of hard drives, whether or not to utilize RAID, how much bandwidth you\u2019ll need and the typically the port speed. Most dedicated server providers have pre-configured servers that they offer in packages, but a good number of providers will custom-build a server to your specific specifications.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Service_level_agreements\"><\/span>Service level agreements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Service level agreements between the provider and your organization typically outline uptime guarantees and resolution remedies should you experience down times outside of maintenance windows. Don\u2019t be confused though when reading SLA\u2019s. 100% uptime guarantees don\u2019t mean your server will be online 100% of the time, only that you\u2019ll typically receive hosting credits should downtime occur.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Versus_in-house\"><\/span>Versus in-house<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Versus housing a server in-house, there are substantial savings and operational advantages to leasing a dedicated server from a data center. First, you don\u2019t own the server, so the cost of replacing faulty hardware is undertaken by the provider. Secondly, you don\u2019t have to build out a server room with redundant power sources, environmental monitors, or pay high priced IT personnel to be on-call 24\/7.<\/p>\n<p>You also don\u2019t have to run multiple broadband carrier connections to your DMARK, which can get very costly. Data centers have that all in place because they use economy of scale. Their savings are passed on to you.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cost_for_a_1Gbps_connection_to_your_DMARK\"><\/span>Cost for a 1Gbps connection to your DMARK<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>How much would it cost to run a 1Gbps connection to your organization? Yipes! Check it out sometime \u2013 its\u2019 expensive. Clearly, having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xfinity.com\/hub\/internet\/what-is-gigabit-internet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">1Gbps port speeds<\/a> included in the lease of a dedicated server at a data center makes your choice much easier.<\/p>\n<p>With the advent of increased cyber-criminal activities, many providers now offer DDoS protection, some for free at certain levels and others paid depending on the type of DDoS protection and levels. Don\u2019t think your site is not susceptible to attacks. Once that occurs, what typically happens is that your IP address is null routed which takes your site offline. This is especially crucial for businesses running e-commerce sites.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1478\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1478\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/authorized-acces-only-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"authorized access only\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/authorized-acces-only-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/authorized-acces-only-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/authorized-acces-only-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/authorized-acces-only.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keeping your server secure<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Security\"><\/span>Security<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Do you really want your cleaning lady having access to your server room? Trust me, I\u2019ve seen this at quite a few businesses. Bump into one cable and all heck ensues. Better that you lease a server housed in a secure data center as this will not only give you peace of mind, but will shield you from preventable disasters.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/08\/unnamed-e1408122780935.jpg\" alt=\"ProlimeHost RAID Server Solutions\" width=\"400\" height=\"80\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\"><\/span>BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>We\u2019ve been in the web hosting industry for over a decade, helping hundreds of clients succeed in what they do best and that\u2019s running their business. We specialize in Virtual Private Servers (VPS) and dedicated servers, with data centers in Los Angeles, Denver &amp; Singapore.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VPS_SERVICES_LIGHTNING_FAST_SSD_VIRTUAL_SERVERS\"><\/span>VPS SERVICES: LIGHTNING FAST SSD VIRTUAL SERVERS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/ssd-vps-server\/\">Virtual Private Servers<\/a>\u00a0all feature high performance Xeon processors and SSD storage in a RAID10 configuration to optimize your server\u2019s performance, which dramatically enhances visitor experiences on your site.<\/p>\n<p>That speed is backed by unparalleled 24\/7 support, featuring both outstanding response AND resolution times to maximize your uptime.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Now is the time to join the ProlimeHost virtual private server revolution.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DEDICATED_SERVERS_BACKED_BY_A_999_SLA_NETWORK_UPTIME_GUARANTEE\"><\/span>DEDICATED SERVERS: BACKED BY A 99.9% SLA NETWORK UPTIME GUARANTEE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>We only use enterprise-class hardware in our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/los-angeles-dedicated-servers\/\">dedicated servers<\/a>\u00a0and offer a four (4) hour hardware replacement. Throw in IPMI for remote management, support for public and private networks, free operating system (OS) re-installs, and SATA, SAS &amp; SSD (including NVMe) storage. Call 1-877-477-9454 or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>. For everything from gaming servers to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/discounted-dedicated-server-deals\/\">cheap dedicated servers<\/a>, we\u2019re here to help.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ASIA_OPTIMIZED_SERVERS_IMPROVING_CONNECTION_SPEED_AND_QUALITY\"><\/span>ASIA OPTIMIZED SERVERS: IMPROVING CONNECTION SPEED AND QUALITY<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Procuring an Asia optimized server improves the connection speed and quality between the server and the users in Asia or China. This can reduce latency, packet loss, jitter, and bandwidth issues that can affect the performance and reliability of the server and the applications hosted on it. For more information, please call 1-877-477-9454 or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"First, what is a dedicated server and how do they compare to shared hosting and virtual private server&hellip;","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1,10],"tags":[207,120,123,43,24,107,113,198,139,106,33],"class_list":{"0":"post-1474","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-around-the-web","8":"category-geneal","9":"category-tutorials-tips","10":"tag-ai-servers","11":"tag-asia-optimized","12":"tag-china-optimized","13":"tag-dedicated-server","14":"tag-dedicated-servers","15":"tag-dedicated-servers-usa","16":"tag-gaming-servers","17":"tag-gpu-servers","18":"tag-prolimehost","19":"tag-virtual-private-servers","20":"tag-vps","21":"cs-entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1474\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}