Sunday, March 20, 2011

How To Calculate What Specification Dedi Servers You Need For Server Hosting

By Brittney Mai Lott


Each person has their own reasons for choosing to work with dedicated server as opposed to other options. The most three important reasons for business owners and other people in this regard are performance, control and security. A dedicated server will effectively offer all three in a manner that will please and satisfy clients. Having established that dedicated servers are the best option for you, the next and often tricky step is figuring out the server specifications that will be best suited for you. It is important to do an assessment and have projections that will help you as you decide on the server specifications you need.

However there is no single known formula to calculate the server specs needed for your server. It depends on the resource requirements that your website has today and in the near future. It is best to work with specifications that can serve you for a minimum of twelve months. It is more expensive when you need to upgrade to higher specs in a period less than twelve months. The resource needs will be as per the programming language that has been used to design your website, traffic that will be visiting your site, data volumes to be stored, processes that will be executed on the site as well as other such issues.

When looking into server hosting one should consider five key specifications very carefully. Your first consideration is the operating system that you will use to run the server. It will be determined by the programming languages you use to develop the site. Some are known to work with both Windows and Linux hosting while others are only compatible with either system. You should also consult your admin to find out the system that they are more comfortable with. The next thing to consider should be your processor capacity.

The most important thing to consider is the processes to be executed on your website. Game and chat websites will require very powerful processors. Bandwidth requirement is another key specification. The choice you make should match the traffic to be handled as well as data volume. Your dedicated server should have sufficient bandwidth to comfortably serve your clients. Memory is another consideration that will influence the speed at which your website loads. When you use a higher memory it will server your website better. Finally you will need to ensure that you have sufficient storage space on your server. Websites that involve a lot of data collection will require higher storage capacity.

It is very important to have enough capacity on all these five specifications to ensure that your dedicated server delivers the performance you require. Enough capacity is critical but there is no need to have excess capacity that you do not need. A dedicated server that has excess capacity translates to wastage of resources since you will be paying for resources that you so not need. There are other important aspects of a dedicated server that should also be considered such as the level of support, reporting as well as pricing.




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