When you consider opting for a dedicated server, there are several criterion that you should consider. First off, you should check if you or any other employee of your company can handle the different tasks of server administration. If not, you should look for an advanced managed services.
If you are not sure how to choose the right dedicated server, here are certain decisive factors that you must consider –
· Memory – If you want your application or website to load extremely fast, you should opt for a dedicated server that has vast memory. This is because it’s the memory of a server that determines whether or not the website and applications hosted on it will load quickly. The more RAM is installed on a server, the faster the server will run. This will ensure that the website will load quickly.
· Processor – If you need a server that is extremely powerful, you should look for a server with a strong processor. If the website that you are going to run is loaded with CPU intensive scripts, you will need a server with powerful processor. Usually SQL servers or video transcoding servers are used for heavily loaded websites. At times, specialized servers like chat servers or game servers are also used as these are manufactured with multiple processors.
· Bandwidth – The bandwidth of a server determines how much data can be transferred to and from your website within a given period of time. If you need a hefty amount of traffic to your website, be sure to opt for a server with high bandwidth.
These are some of the most important factors considering which you will be able to choose the right
dedicated server hosting.
Ricoh
That's very useful guidance, thank you, Jitesh. Since most (if not all) providers may not allow us to test the adequacy of a VPS server hosting vs a dedicated server hosting before buying, it would be great if you could provide some thumb rules on how to calculate the ideal rating/capacity of memory, processor and bandwidth that may be required.