{"id":375,"date":"2025-08-11T18:04:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T18:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/?p=375"},"modified":"2025-08-11T18:56:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T18:56:18","slug":"resource-intensive-ops-why-you-need-a-dedicated-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/resource-intensive-ops-why-you-need-a-dedicated-server\/","title":{"rendered":"Resource Intensive Ops? Why you Need a Dedicated Server!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-378 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/01\/dedicated-server.jpg\" alt=\"dedicated server\" width=\"654\" height=\"366\" \/>Businesses with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.definitions.net\/definition\/resource%20intensive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">resource intensive<\/a> or high online traffic operations more often than not migrate to a dedicated server when shared hosting or VPS servers can\u2019t handle the day-to-day complexities facing online businesses in 2025. One example of a resource intensive eCommerce application is <a href=\"https:\/\/magento.com\/products\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Magento<\/a>, which we never recommend to be run in a shared hosting environment. While performing marginally better in high-end VPS servers, dedicated environments offer the type of customization that\u2019s necessary to streamline that specific data environment.<\/p>\n<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\/resource-intensive-ops-why-you-need-a-dedicated-server\/#Could_you_run_your_own_inter-office_server_for_online_operations\" >Could you run your own inter-office server for online operations?<\/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\/resource-intensive-ops-why-you-need-a-dedicated-server\/#How_dedicated_server_hosting_differs_from_shared_hosting\" >How dedicated server hosting differs from shared hosting<\/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\/resource-intensive-ops-why-you-need-a-dedicated-server\/#Dedicated_servers_to_the_rescue\" >Dedicated servers to the rescue<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/resource-intensive-ops-why-you-need-a-dedicated-server\/#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-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/resource-intensive-ops-why-you-need-a-dedicated-server\/#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-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/resource-intensive-ops-why-you-need-a-dedicated-server\/#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-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/resource-intensive-ops-why-you-need-a-dedicated-server\/#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><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Could_you_run_your_own_inter-office_server_for_online_operations\"><\/span><strong>Could you run your own inter-office server for online operations?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You certainly could run a dedicated server from your office, but there are any number of reasons why that is absolutely not recommended. Point-to-point circuits can be run from a data center to a business location, such as to a bank\u2019s internal server, which subsequently feeds data across additional point-to-point circuits to outlying branches. At issue are single points of failure. If that point-to-point circuit from the data center to the bank gets cut or otherwise loses its connectivity, the bank and all of its branches lose connectivity. This same scenario plays itself out across countless industries. Conversely, dedicated servers that are hosted within a data center take advantage of that data center\u2019s multi-homed infrastructure to dramatically increase the odds that all bank operations, for example, will remain online uninterrupted 99.999 percent of the time.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_dedicated_server_hosting_differs_from_shared_hosting\"><\/span>How dedicated server hosting differs from shared hosting<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Shared hosting packages from some of the biggest names in the web hosting industry typically offer unlimited everything from bandwidth, email and databases to disk space, so how could dedicated server hosting packages compete against that? Shared hosting accounts are actually accounts that are set up on a dedicated or VPS server that share the resources of that specific server. Some web hosting providers put a thousand or more shared hosting accounts on a single server, completely obliterating any semblance of reliable hosting. To top that off, with shared hosting, you don\u2019t have complete control of that server.<\/p>\n<p>Another issue with shared hosting is that you don\u2019t typically know the specs of the server that your site is being hosted on. Is it on a server with an E3-1270v3 CPU and 4GB of RAM or some configuration more or less powerful? Is your provider running CloudLinux? Are they keeping up with security patches? Do they routinely scan their servers for malware? Are they keeping software patches up-to-date? How would you know unless your site either gets hacked or just takes forever to load pages?<\/p>\n<p>All too often, when your site becomes resource intensive or you start attracting huge amounts of traffic, with shared hosting providers, you\u2019ll receive a suspension notice for exceeding their CPU or RAM resource parameters. Suddenly that $12 per month plan becomes a multi-thousand-dollar headache.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dedicated_servers_to_the_rescue\"><\/span>Dedicated servers to the rescue<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>With dedicated servers, you\u2019re not sharing your online account with one thousand other accounts or even two or three other accounts. That server is yours to configure and utilize as you need in order to manage your traffic and transactions. As your operations grow, you can always migrate to more powerful servers.<\/p>\n<p>I always talk about hard and soft dollar investments because way too many businesses can\u2019t see past their initial investment in hardware and software solutions. Cheap, more often than not, does not relate to reliable. You may win the battle in upfront expenditures with shared or VPS plans, but your goal should be to win the war in lifetime productivity, conversions and revenues.<\/p>\n<h4><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><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><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> and 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. \u00a0For everything from gaming, AMD and GPU servers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/discounted-dedicated-server-deals\/\">cheap dedicated servers<\/a>, we\u2019re here to help.<\/p>\n\n\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\n\n\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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Businesses with resource intensive or high online traffic operations more often than not migrate to a dedicated server&hellip;","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4678,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,10],"tags":[207,199,120,228,123,225,24,107,198,214,227,139,155,232,106,33],"class_list":{"0":"post-375","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-geneal","8":"category-tutorials-tips","9":"tag-ai-servers","10":"tag-amd-servers","11":"tag-asia-optimized","12":"tag-california-servers","13":"tag-china-optimized","14":"tag-dallas-servers","15":"tag-dedicated-servers","16":"tag-dedicated-servers-usa","17":"tag-gpu-servers","18":"tag-la-servers","19":"tag-nyc-servers","20":"tag-prolimehost","21":"tag-resource-intensive-ops","22":"tag-utah-servers","23":"tag-virtual-private-servers","24":"tag-vps","25":"cs-entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375","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=375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}