Dedicated Hosting

Simply stated, a dedicated host provides the space, equipment and Internet connection, leaving the customer with the sole responsibility of providing the data/content to be stored on a given web site. A dedicated host is recommended for small to medium sized businesses seeking to host their business on the Internet. Also, website companies that have many different properties that they wish to be hosted, as well as any company that desires strong and reliable customer service should consider a dedicated hosting plan.

Generally speaking, users having the following needs can benefit from a dedicated server host: Require more than 1 GB of data transfers / day. Require 250 (+) MB of data storage space. Require multiple IP’s Require additional bandwidth. Users installing / running applications requiring root access to the server.
Dedicated hosting and colocated hosting are considered to be very similar to one another. A dedicated web host provides both the initial hardware and software setup that is required to get your web site up and running. If ever there is a network connectivity problem that affects the performance of your web site, the dedicated host is required to take care of all the necessary repairs. (Such a service is not provided by colocated hosting and can end up being extremely costly depending on the nature of the problem.) A similarly expensive yet necessary procedure is the occasional upgrading of hosting hardware / software. With dedicated hosting accounts, such upgrades are generally discounted due to the fact that the host owns and operates the hardware and has the expertise to upgrade it in an economical fashion. The fact that a dedicated host owns and operates the hardware is simultaneously the best and worst feature of a dedicated host. (Best feature for above reasons) If you decide to switch dedicated hosts for whatever reason, you might find it particularly difficult to retain all data and hardware configurations. <P>
If it is imperative that your web site remains live regardless of technical problems that the host might suffer through then it is recommended that you consider a multi-homed server. A multi-homed server provides more than one single link to the Internet, so if the connection of one link is severed, the backup remains keeping your website online.
Check out the following dedicated server plans to get an idea for the typical costs and services provided:
OLM.net - ED-1 dedicated server processor- Caleron 2.4GHz (400MHz FSB) Ram- 256MB DDR Hard Drive- 40GB 7200RPM Bandwidth/month- 150GB Domains- 20 Unique IP’s- 1set-up- $99Monthly- $89.95
ValueWeb.com $59 / month Intel 1.7 GHz 512 MB RAM 80GB HD 1,000 GB of data transfer. Free ensim control panel
Rackspace.com $350 / month Single AMD 2600(+) XP or AMD (+) XP Processor 1 GB DDR RAM 100GB of bandwidth/month 10 GB of managed weekly backup.
http://servers.aplus.net - Standard $99/month Intel Celeron 2.2 GHz, 400 MHz FSB 512MB ECC RAM 80GB HD 1000GB monthly transfer.