Before I start telling you the difference between
dedicated server hosting and colocation server hosting, I want that you should
be familiar with the terms dedicated & Colocation hosting.
Dedicated
Server Hosting: in a dedicated
server there is only one machine in a network and it is looked after by
a hosting company. It is adjustable as it allows us to settle on the workings
like hardware, operating system and others.
Colocation
Server Hosting:
collocation basically allows to put your machine on someone else’s rack
and then the bandwidth is shared as their own.
I will now list the advantages and the
disadvantages of colocation server hosting. Lets first start with the
advantages:
1) More
speed as it provides more bandwidth
2) You
get the advantage to choose the server machines’ hardware and software
3) Prospect
and choice to any software an application
4) Complete
power over the processes and users in the system
5) You
get round the clock technical and service support
6) There
is a boost in flexibility
7) Scalability
8) Assurance
of dependable power capacity that can wholly put up and server your computing
needs
9) Laying-off
service and reliability, certifying a high uptime guarantee
These were some of the advantages of colocation servers
hosting. Now I will tell you the disadvantages of colocation server hosting.
1) Complexity
of finding physical available colo centers.
2) It
can be more costly than dedicated hosting specially the high specially the high
early cost of equipment management
3) Variation
in monthly bills makes accounts difficult.
Now I will list the advantages and
disadvantages of dedicated hosting. I will first start with the advantages
1) You
are guaranteed of a top quality server performance since you do not split the
system resource like processor power, disk space and memory with any other
subscriber using the facility
2) Custom
configuration of server suited to your requirements
3) Custom
firewall is provided for better security
4) A
unique IP address is provided to you
5) The
risk of the server going down is very low since you do not share your server
with anyone else
These were some of the
advantages of dedicated server hosting. Since there are good and bad sides of
everything, I will now list the disadvantages of dedicated hosting
1) Dedicated
server is not cost efficient, it comes with a hefty monthly cost of operation
2) You
need a proper staff to run the server
I have now pointed out both the advantages and
disadvantages for both dedicated server hosting and colocation hosting
therefore choosing which is better will depend entirely upon you and your requirements,
due to which I cannot be the judge of what is best for you.