With the rise of
cloud computing, the question if dedicated servers are nearing their end is raising lots of debate. Many of the small, medium and large enterprises are moving to the cloud technology and with the concept of “as a Service” has accelerated the pace. Cloud scores over dedicated server because of its flexible and scalable features. It also offers better
data backup and
disaster recovery solutions. Cloud also is more reliable because of its multiple server dependency which ensures there is no downtime. It is more affordable too with its pay-as-you-use model. But studies and researches have proved that there are still many businesses that prefer the traditional form of hosting. Why is it so?
Dedicated server gives you complete power. You are in control of all the resources. You have the entire bandwidth and space for your websites. Public cloud on the other hand has multiple users and shared tenancy environment. Security is another aspect where dedicated server is better as the hosts allow you to choose whatever security controls you require. Dedicated servers are more transparent. You have your IT professionals to depend on in case of any failure which is not guaranteed with
cloud service providers.