A dedicated server is just that. You basically lease the entire server. You don't actually own it but you have complete control over the server config and the files that are on it. Only your sites will be hosted on it which gives you greater control and functionality. You can control every aspect of the server from the OS to the seperate PERL modules. No other sites will be on the server which means that your sites performance will not be hindered by another sites poor coding. It is the best option if you have a large or resource intensive site.
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I'm not Chad, but I can answer your question, JP. Co-locating is when YOU actually own all the equipment, and send it over to the hosting company's NOC (Network Operations Center). This is often cheaper than a dedicated server, because you only have to pay for bandwidth and sometimes rackspace charges. However, while some companies help admin dedicated (leased) servers, you alone are in charge of maintaining your colocated server. I hope this helped!
Brian beat me to it! ... I just want to point out that you must have a larger amount of money to spend to begin with because you must purchase the hardware and software for your server which can be quite costly. Whereas if you go dedicated, you have a lower monthly cost. It will save you money over time to co-locate but you have to have a high startup price.
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Anonymous posted this at 00:26 — 27th July 1999.
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A dedicated server is just that. You basically lease the entire server. You don't actually own it but you have complete control over the server config and the files that are on it. Only your sites will be hosted on it which gives you greater control and functionality. You can control every aspect of the server from the OS to the seperate PERL modules. No other sites will be on the server which means that your sites performance will not be hindered by another sites poor coding. It is the best option if you have a large or resource intensive site.
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JP Stones posted this at 16:48 — 30th July 1999.
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Chad,
Exactly what is co-locating?
JP
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JP Stones posted this at 17:05 — 30th July 1999.
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Cheers Brian, Chad.
Much appreciated.
JP
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Brian Farkas posted this at 20:19 — 30th July 1999.
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I'm not Chad, but I can answer your question, JP. Co-locating is when YOU actually own all the equipment, and send it over to the hosting company's NOC (Network Operations Center). This is often cheaper than a dedicated server, because you only have to pay for bandwidth and sometimes rackspace charges. However, while some companies help admin dedicated (leased) servers, you alone are in charge of maintaining your colocated server. I hope this helped!
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Anonymous posted this at 22:38 — 30th July 1999.
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Brian beat me to it!
... I just want to point out that you must have a larger amount of money to spend to begin with because you must purchase the hardware and software for your server which can be quite costly. Whereas if you go dedicated, you have a lower monthly cost. It will save you money over time to co-locate but you have to have a high startup price.
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