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A dedicated server is far and away the most secure hosting method for storing critical data. Unlike shared hosting, a dedicated server provides a company with its own off-site computer with an independent IP address. Most companies prefer a managed dedicated server because the service contracted provides skilled staff to manage, maintain, and upgrade your server as needed.
Here are five practical & common applications of dedicated servers:
Online Businesses
While shared hosting for smaller website is generally sufficient, online businesses often require a dedicated server. Databases that drive user forums and shopping carts require large amounts of storage space. A typical e-commerce business starts out with shared hosting but soon outgrows its capabilities. Because the server is dedicated to that one business, it is more stable and flexible.
Video Streaming and Other Web Sites
People looking to establish a streaming internet radio station or video service often turn to dedicated servers as the answer to their needs. Streaming video requires a substantial amount of storage and bandwidth. Depending on shared servers for multiple video streams often results in slow or stalled service to the end user. The quickest and best fix for this is a dedicated server.
Running Softwares that require high-end hardware
A dedicated server also allows a web master to install proprietary software that enables automation. The flexibility of a dedicated server is often the first choice for SEO specialists and software developers.
Application Servers
Business apps are becoming increasingly popular for a variety of reasons. Web-based interfaces enable customers to access information through a wide range of devices and on multiples platforms. By creating apps that run in the cloud on a dedicated server, a business frees the end user from needing software to access company services. Such system apps also enable a business to provide automatically upgraded apps to customers. This lessens the load on in-house systems, saves money, and ensures customer satisfaction due to less down time. Dedicated hosting provides nearly unlimited storage space for databases that are essential to running a business.
Backup Servers
Whether you use these to backup office data, websites, or personal information, a dedicated backup server is an indispensable tool that can protect you from the consequences of lost data.
The flexibility and computing muscle that you gain from a dedicated server does cost more than shared servers. But unlike in-house servers, dedicated off-site servers are paid for as they are used rather than in advance. And, the cost of a dedicated server is often only slightly more than a shared one.
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This is very informative. Now I understand more about dedicated servers.