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Picking a dedicated server is a crucial moment and it is essential to keep in mind that they all are different and so are the hosting solutions offered by the provider. Knowing it is hard to remember all dedicated server hosting features when looking for the right provider, we’ve picked up the most important ones and made a list for you. We really hope it’ll help you to puzzle everything out and make the right decision.

When a firm decides to move its actual server to the host’s datacenter, the word for it is colocation. This means the service-provider is going to provide an excellent internet connection, reliable security services, availability & stability 24/7 all while using the customer’s current hardware inventory.

Such an approach allows organizations to funnel resources and improve their operations management, make their products and services better, and get customer’s recognition. All of this can be achieved while cutting the IT budget as they’ll use existing servers and there is no need to buy newer equipment.

Keeping up with the latest technologies can be rather pricey nowadays, and probably you are one of those companies that keeps old servers over five or even six years trying to cut some expenses. No one even remembers those times when the existing servers were to be replaced after three years of running. No matter if you are going to maintain your day-to-day operations for a bit of time or give a new life to servers hardware, it’s time to think about the upgrading. So, what are the advantages and disadvantages of buying new hardware and modernizing the old one?

The remote server is a web application that receives and processes user requests through the Internet. In most cases, users connect to such servers through the RRAS service( a routing and remote access service). A company can implement such  system on its own or rent the corresponding servers from a hosting provider. The concept of “remote server” was first introduced by Microsoft. It was this company that started using this feature in their Windows NT operating systems for joint collaboration between employees.

In the case of large- scale web projects that are visited daily by a huge number of users, the capabilities offered by VPS servers may not be satisfactory. In such situations,it is necessary to  consider renting a remote server, for example dedicated server usa. In this article, we will try to help you understand why  a remote server is better than a virtual private one. In addition, we will highlight  about the areas of application of such servers and their disadvantages.Now, let’s take it one by one.

If you cannot find or recollect the password to your dedicated admin account or just would like to change it for higher security, there are a few ways you can do it. By the way, it is a good idea to alter a standard password right away after you have rented a server and you can also modify it from time to time to protect your server from hacking attacks.

A dedicated server is a set of hardware rented by one customer for his exclusive disposal and not shared with anyone else. A VPS (or VDS) is a virtualized machine, which emulates a real server utilizing only a portion of hardware. VDS users obtain superuser rights and can configure their machines the way they like. One physical computer can be divided into multiple virtualized ones by means of specialized virtualization technique.

Today we will give you answer to the question “how many sites can be hosted on a dedicated server?”. You will need a large number of sites depends on the type of your business and number of projects you have. As a result, the questions “where to host a big number of sites?” and “What is the limits sites on the server?” is open.

IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) is an interface designed for server control and monitoring, which can be carried out independently of the OS installed and current state of the server.

On a hardware level IPMI is a separate BMC (Baseboard management controller) microcontroller that operates regardless of server's hardware and software configuration. Also, the device has its own network interface, which allows user to establish connection even when the server is powered off.

If you have heard a term “colocation”, but don't know exactly what it is and what it has to do with using a server for your commercial needs, this article will give you some basic clues to start with.

Colocation can be interpreted as placing your own server in a rack along with other servers located in a facility with special conditions.