It’s no secret that in order for your website to appear on the Internet, you need it to have content, a domain and hosting. However, hosting is not equal to hosting, and before you make this very important decision, it is worth taking a look at its types. In this article, we will compare two solutions: Dedicated Server and Elastic Web Hosting in mybox.com.
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What is a dedicated server?
It is the most expensive solution on the market, which is why it is chosen by the largest. At your disposal is a separate computer, which is set up in the server room, and not virtually as in the case of VPS.
With a separate machine, the actions of other users have no impact on your resources and the availability of your website. In addition, the availability of the entire server guarantees huge reserves of computing power. You also don’t have to decide on a specific package as in the case of shared hosting (see what this type of hosting is in the article What is the difference between shared hosting and elastic hosting).
Such a large buffer of resource security may be a good solution, but in practice, most companies pay for something they are not able to use. In the case of a dedicated server, it is not possible to increase resources (there is no need to do so, because there are too many of them), but they cannot be reduced either. You need to invest large funds right away in the hope that your company will “grow up” to use them.
A dedicated server is also completely devoid of support from the administrators of the hosting company. You need to take care of backups and prepare the entire environment to launch your website. This means that, unlike shared hosting, you can’t get your website up and running right away.
This service also does not provide an administration panel. You have to install it yourself if you want to use it. Unfortunately, most of the noteworthy solutions are additionally paid.
If you don’t have the advanced technical knowledge to fully manage a dedicated server, you’ll need to hire an administrator. Unfortunately, this is associated with huge costs added to an already expensive solution.
What is Flexible Web Hosting?
It’s an innovative solution that ensures that your website always receives as many resources as it needs. So there is no need to pay for the entire server to use larger resources from time to time.
In mybox.com, we believe in simple solutions. By choosing our Flex Box service, you get high parameters guaranteed of 6Ghz CPU, 4 GB RAM and 25 GB NVMe, which belong exclusively to you. Just like with a dedicated server, you don’t have to share them with anyone else – the traffic of other customers does not affect your website and its availability in any way. However, this is where the similarities between these solutions end.
The guaranteed parameters offered by Flex Box cover the demand of most websites on initial and slightly further development. Your website runs smoothly, and you don’t overpay.
When you need more than the guaranteed parameters in the development process or during increased traffic to your website (a good example is the time of promotion in online stores or the so-called Trench Effect), our flexible scaling service will automatically allocate you additional resources. There is no cost to keep them on standby, unlike a dedicated server. They are always available to you. To be able to use them, all you have to do is top up your pre-paid account, and the funds will be withdrawn from it only when the additional resources are actually used.
Flex Box is taken care of by administrators from mybox.com, who create backups of your website. The entire web environment is ready, and you can launch your website right away. In addition, we put at your disposal our proprietary administration panel. Thanks to its simplicity and intuitiveness, we have reduced the time you have to spend on managing your services as much as possible. We invite you to familiarize yourself with mybox panel.
Summary
A dedicated server is not a bad solution, but in order for it to be worth the price, it should be chosen by people whose services generate huge traffic and need more resources. In addition, it is good that they have specialist technical knowledge, so they will not have to invest in hiring a dedicated server administrator. In other cases, it is simply unprofitable.
The situation is different if you decide to choose Flexible Web Hosting. This solution is the most universal of all. It offers resource scaling, administrator, and high guaranteed parameters. It combines the advantages of shared hosting, dedicated server and cloud computing to change the way you think about hosting and its choice.