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Managed Servers

Green Olive Tree has been managing web hosting infrastructures for over 15 years.

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Best Managed Server Hosting

Managed hosting is an IT hosting model in which the client leases servers or cloud computing resources from a service provider is responsible for overseeing the administration of the client environment or specific aspects of the client environment.

Why is managed server hosting the right choice for your business?

Best Managed server hosting is like renting a storage space from a managed server provider and letting them manage your rack space depending on the upgrade or downgrade of bandwidth.

5 reasons why buying a managed server from reliable managed dedicated server companies can just be the right choice for your business:

Reduced Operating Costs

Unmanaged hosting servers incur a lot of hidden costs that companies overlook initially but they really hamper the finances in the longer run. Managed dedicated server companies have managed server that offers stress-free outsourcing of the administrative needs to a third party and thus eliminate the extra costs.

Server Monitoring

These services are flexible in nature and ensure continuous monitoring of the servers so that the website runs seamlessly. It also detects vulnerabilities and reduces the risk of website downtime. Buying a managed server from a reliable managed server provider can be significant.

Expert Security and Control

The user being a single tenant has full control over the hardware, software, and other operating systems that are managed by the hosting provider. While you focus on the business, managed dedicated server companies will run regular viral scans, audit, and update the OS.

Performance and Innovation

Managed dedicated server companies minimize cloud storage wastage and adjust as per the customer demands to enhance performance and push the companies towards innovation.

Staying Compliant

Managed dedicated server companies are the preferred partners for websites that run highly regulated data. They free up the time for you to focus on business development while they keep a close watch on the website so you stay compliant with the changing laws and data safer than ever.

In nutshell, managed dedicated server hosting is designed to leave you with ample time and energy to expand the business.

How can you choose the right managed server provider for your business from our list?

Look for these features and offers before you decide to hire a managed server hosting provider for your business:

Backup and disaster recovery

While security and maintaining uptime is the utmost priority of any managed dedicated server hosting provider, unavoidable disasters are a possibility. Look for a managed server provider who can help backup the critical information and has recovery protocols in place to bring the business up and running in a short time.

Server maintenance

Look for a managed server provider that offers a dedicated resource to manage the server as and when needed so that your in-house IT staff can focus on other business needs.

Dedicated support

Your website deserves 24*7 emergency support. Having dedicated support will relieve you from training your staff without compromising on expert advice. Choose a managed dedicated server hosting provider who offers 24/7 dedicated support.

Scalability

The managed dedicated server hosting should be flexible enough to adjust   seamlessly to step-up and step-down in the business needs without making significant changes in the infrastructure.

Hardware and OS choices

Every business is different and uses a different set of OS and hardware to operate. Look for a managed server provider that offers flexibility in choosing the hardware and OS as per the business.

A properly managed dedicated server hosting solution will not only enhance the performance of the website but also ensure that you are ready for the scale without added costs. Choose from our list of top-rated managed dedicated server companies.

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Server Management

Green Olive Tree has been managing web hosting infrastructures for over 15 years.

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How Colocation Providers Are Now Providing Fully Managed Servers Too

Colocation once meant that practically all of the server's management duties fell on the client company's shoulders, renting space on the server rack. The advantages of fully managed servers were possible only as part of a dedicated management service. But now, this distinction is no longer relevant. Traditionally, there have been clear differences between colocation services and fully managed options. Colocation meant that the client company owned the server and hardware that were housed in the colocation facility. Putting a roof over the server head, so to speak, was the extent of the service. Managed dedicated servers were actually owned by the hosting company and maintained as part of their investment, though the client company covered the cost.

This clear division of services meant that businesses had a clear understanding of their service agreement's extent, not least the restrictions that accompanied basic colocation. However, with the growing need for affordable expertise, the dividing line has been blurred somewhat.

The attraction that colocation has always had is that it allows a business to house its server away from its own offices. Everything is owned by the business, including the software licenses that they require, but the actual space the server is housed in is rented. The chief advantage is that the facilities required by a server, and all of the hardware involved, can be availed of without a business having to invest in a dedicated room itself. Costs, therefore, are reduced.

However, the limitation of this option relates to the server's actual maintenance and systems. Normally, the colocation facility is not responsible for the server. Its responsibilities extended no further than maintaining an ideal environment, sufficient power, bandwidth, and, of course, ventilation. Security is also provided as a basic service, with security locks and restricted access measures. But when it comes to upgrading systems, adding or upgrading software, and any other server maintenance services, the client company was responsible. Their own IT personnel would make regular visits and usually monitor remotely to react to any crop issues.

The difference with dedicated services is that, in this case, the server itself is owned by the facility, not the client. The server is rented or leased to the client company, but they tend not to be particularly advanced in their capabilities. This is generally because the client companies are small to medium in size and need a server to provide web services. They offer an affordable option.

However, the managed dedicated option is much more detailed in what it offers. Rather than simply offering somewhere to host the server, as colocation does, or a degree of maintenance should the need arise, as the dedicated option does, a fully managed dedicated service provides covers almost everything. And that is where colocation has striven to improve itself. With a void existing between clients who wished to own their own server and have it housed, and clients who wanted to rent some server space, a new service developed where the colocation center extended its services to manage the server of their clients. These additional responsibilities typically include technical support services, monitoring and logging services, emergency technical services, troubleshooting, and on-site backup services.

So, control of the server remains in the client's hands, which means that no unauthorized upgrades or changes to the system can occur, but the client no longer has to worry about remote or regular monitoring. The service provider now maintains the hardware and mitigates it in the case where a system issue arises. In effect, the business benefits from the staff's expertise at the colocation center but controls what decisions are made.

There can be little doubt that fully managed servers bring with them a certain peace of mind for businesses. Still, colocation services can now feature a dedicated aspect means even greater confidence is enjoyed.

Since the server remains the property of the business and control is maintained, the added benefit is the staff's expertise at a colocation center, which means greater technical support is available. Even more, in fact, than that available with plain dedicated servers.

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The Benefits of Fully Managed Hosting for Businesses