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Managed
web servers can be viewed in two ways. First, these web servers
may refer to the dedicated servers that are managed and
monitored by the hosting company. Second, managed web servers
may only be “virtual private servers” that, in reality, share
space in a bigger Web server, coupled with the facility which
mirrors the capabilities of dedicated servers at comparably
lower costs.
Either way, these servers, both the dedicated and the virtual,
best cater to websites with high traffic volume such as
e-commerce sites and those with intensive database applications.
Likewise, such an arrangement seems perfect for website
developers and other resellers who need to host their clients’'
sites.
In addition to the allocation for storage space and bandwidth,
advantages of both dedicated and virtual private servers revolve
primarily on the flexibility offered to site owners, in terms of
software preferences and availability of more developers’' tools
and program compilers. The overall goal still remains in
achieving optimal performance and reliability.
For site owners, who have neither the manpower resources nor the
technical expertise in system administration such as security,
firewalls, monitoring and reporting, and data backup, it is
recommended that they avail server management services offered
by the hosting companies. This service package includes constant
server maintenance, software installation, application of
software upgrades and patches to the default server, log
rotation and auditing, security scanning, daily backup of files,
and round-the-clock availability monitoring. For these services,
price quotation could either be on a per-item basis or according
to a pre-arranged plan.
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