Dedicated Hosting

Dedicated Hosting Introduction

So you've outgrown your shared web hosting and want to move into something more powerful, flexible and reliable?

Where traditional methods of shared web hosting have hundreds if not thousands of sites using the same server, a dedicated server is a single web server soley for one customer. Dedicated servers are often used by large businesses to control a range of web hosting services including websites, company email, internal intranets and internet applications.

Stability, Fast Access and Uptime

Where stability, fast access and uptime are essential, a dedicated server is often the solution. There are a number of quality dedicated hosts in Australia offering to rent both managed and unmanged servers.

If you reading this page and scratching your head don't panic, all the terms can be quite technical when dealing with high end web hosting technology. If you have any questions, concerns or simply need some advice, feel free to shoot me an email at info@dedicatedhost.com.au.

Reliability and Support

Choosing the right web host is often the hardest part when renting a dedicated server. You really need to be careful and do some research into the web host offering the service. An ideal web host should have a high uptime, representing reliability, excellent support and reasonable / competitive rates.

Preparation and Specifications

Before choosing a web host be aware of bandwidth, hardware, setup costs and operating systems. Using your judgement of a reliable web host and these specifications you should be able to select your new web host. DO NOT choose a website specifically based just on their specifications because often, if a web host is offering something that sounds to good to be true, it is. You get what you pay for in web hosting.

A reliable dedicated host is often judged heavily on its support, so do your research.

Please Note: Web hosting in Australia and around the world is a very competitive industry, so if your researching on forums and hosting review sites please remember not to take the opinion of one person as a fact. Competitors have been known to ditch one another especially on forums. Try to read between the lines as much as possible. If you find that a web host has had issues in the past it's important to analyse what happened, was support still available and how long until the problem was resolved. A good web host is often honest about what's happening and keeping clients informed. Even the best web hosts do experience downtime from time to time.

See the dedicated hosting checklist for recommedations of dedicated hosts in Australia.

Dedicated Server Operating Systems

Most web hosts will offer a range of dedicated server operating systems. Operating systems include Windows, Linux and many distributions based on linux.