Dedicated Servers are the servers capable of working 24 hours a day, directly connected to the Internet and serve any content continuosly without restriction of global boundries. Dedicated servers are offered by data centers and the maintanence of the servers are handled by the data center.
Why do I need a dedicated server?
You should be using dedicated servers in the cases;
- That you need a software modification or special software to be run on the servers,
- If you have a web site followed by too many people.
- Security is your premier,
- That your system require high performance
- Additional applications such as ERP, CRM or accounting run on the server,
- You have needs other than web & SQL such as backup, SIP or VPN
- You are offering hosted services or web hosting
- You have a distributed architecture on several locations
What should I consider when selecting a dedicated server?
Below represents the sample services and the referring server & band witdh needs.
| SERVICE | SERVER PROPOSAL | INTERNET CONNECTION* | TCO/MO |
| SIP Server (VoIP) | Pentium G6950
2 GB RAM, 250 GB HDD |
1 Mbit | $169 |
| A group of sites up to 50 domains including web & e-mail | Pentium G6950
2 GB RAM, 250 GB HDD |
5 Mbits | $190 |
| Corporate Web Site including accounting, CRM and e-mail | Pentium G6950
2 GB RAM, 250 GB HDD |
3 Mbit | $169 |
| Remote Backup Server | Pentium G6950
4 GB RAM, 2 TB HDD |
30 Mbits | $250 |
| Hosting up to 300 sites | Pentium G6950
4 GB RAM, 250 GB HDD |
10 Mbits | $329 |
| Hosting up tp 1000 sites | Intel Xeon X3440
8 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD |
30 Mbits | $538 |
| Hosting up to 5000 sites | 2 x Intel Xeon 5620
16 GB RAM, 2 TB RAID5 HDD |
50 Mbits | $959 |
| Hosting 5000 and up | Load Balancer
1 SQL, 2 Web Servers |
80 Mbits | $3000 |
| Complete Enterprise Infrastructure | Spam Firewall
Web Application Firewall Message Archiver 2 x 5620 işlemcili sunucu |
10 Mbits | $1199 |
* All mentioned are dedicated & guaranteed band spaces.