What is server hosting? Why should servers be hosted? What are the benefits of server hosting? With these questions in mind, we have compiled this article!

What is server hosting?

Server hosting services or computer room cabinet rental services refer to the situation where users own their own servers and place them in the high-standard computer room environment of an Internet data center, and access the Internet through high-speed data ports. Maintenance can be carried out by the client themselves or remotely by other signatories. The IDC data center provides users with standard cabinets equipped with communication power supplies and capable of storing a certain number of servers, along with corresponding network resources such as switch ports and export bandwidth. Users rent entire or several cabinets to store servers and also rent network resources and other supporting facilities of the data center. The installation and debugging of server software are all handled by the hosting company, which is also responsible for providing fixed bandwidth for the host and standard maintenance services for host hosting. The service contents include: free server monitoring services, 24-hour telephone technical support, etc.

Why should the server be hosted? What are the benefits of server hosting?

Electricity needs to be supplied continuously

The server needs to remain online 24 hours a day without interruption and operate continuously for 365 days. Therefore, it should be placed in an environment with a stable power supply to maintain the power supply. Therefore, a backup power supply is indispensable. Even in the event of a sudden power outage, data will not be lost due to the interruption of power supply.

2. The radiation noise is large

After the server is turned on, the noise is relatively large. Placing it in the office will directly affect the work of office staff. Moreover, its radiation is much higher than that of other devices. If it is placed in the office for a long time, it may affect the physical health of office staff.

3. 24-hour dedicated personnel on duty

When a server malfunctions or is attacked, it needs to be handled by a dedicated person to ensure its continuous and stable operation. Just ask a company, who would specifically assign a technician to conduct 24-hour monitoring?

4. High network demand

The server needs to ensure access from all over the country, so there must be a good guarantee in terms of speed. That is to say, the server needs to have a static IP address. However, offices generally use dynamic ips, and they need to go through multiple layers of conversion, which is completely unable to keep up with the access speed across the country.

5. The requirements for the computer room are high

Servers need to operate in a stable environment, and attention should be paid to aspects such as temperature, humidity, and dust prevention. Only by establishing a professional computer room can the requirements be met. Placing them in an office obviously cannot meet the corresponding requirements, making it impossible for the servers to meet the corresponding usage requirements.

6. More stable

Unlike shared hosting, once the shared hosting is overloaded, it will inevitably cause the server performance to crash. Choosing an IDC data center for server hosting ensures that in an independent host environment, you strictly control and test your own behavior and programs, which will double the performance of the server.

7. More flexible

Users can flexibly and conveniently choose the lines, ports and value-added services of the data center they are in according to their own needs, without being restricted by the functions of virtual hosts. They can flexibly configure the server based on the actual situation to enable the server to reach the ideal and flexible application realm of their own.

8. Safer

When users choose to share a host, since different users have different permissions, there will be significant security risks. However, dedicated hosts do not have such troubles. Users can set host permissions and have relatively free choices regarding firewalls and anti-virus measures. Another major difference between dedicated servers and shared servers is that shared servers share resources, so they are slower in terms of speed response and connection compared to dedicated servers. Independent server hosting allows users to choose their own network bandwidth and resources, providing the best guarantee for server response and network high-speed performance.

9. Save costs

Cost savings will be analyzed from three small aspects:

① Lines: Enterprises no longer need to rent expensive communication lines. The high-speed bandwidth of the data center can be shared and exclusively enjoyed

② Personnel: The original data center technicians maintain the data around the clock, saving the cost of recruiting other maintenance personnel.

③ On-site: Ensure that all the equipment in a computer room is operating normally to save the wasted cost of building a computer room.

Moreover, in terms of server hosting, it requires dedicated maintenance. Since it operates 24 hours a day, it is certain that malfunctions will occur. As for the related costs, the expenses for professional technical personnel are definitely considerable, and if the relevant links are to be implemented, the related costs are also bound to be high. Compared with server hosting, these prices will definitely be very high. Therefore, considering the cost, its price will definitely be higher, while server hosting saves time and effort, and even requires almost no worry from you!