Hello there! Haven't been able to write lately because of New Year's Eve and all that stuff. Happy (late!) New Year to everyone to start with, I hope you had fun! Today's topic is Managed Server, also known as Managed Dedicated Server.
I want to share information about what a managed server is, since I talked too much about data recovery for long time, and it feels like it's a good time to change that.
A managed server is a server, as you might appreciate, where the hardware and the software is already included. They also have system administrators which are working on the servers all the time, and they are obligated with maintaining the server. In this case, of course, they are more expensive than unmanaged servers, for obvious reasons.
Although they are more expensive, I believe it's always better to choose managed over unmanaged, since you might have problems that you can't overcome on your own with an unmanaged server, and spend hours on it to solve the issue. In the other hand, the administrators in managed servers are always there in order to fix your problems.
Security is also a concern in unmanaged servers since there isn't anyone on the spot who can access the servers, and all you got is remote access. When you consider all of these things, it's a smarter move to choose a managed server over an unmanaged one.
This way, you won't have to worry about things like software & OS updates, firewall & antivirus services, backups, database management and server monitoring.
So, if you're looking to buy a server, make sure that you buy a managed one. Even the most experienced users & developers sometimes stumble upon problems which they can't solve on their own.
I will have to keep today's post short since I am really busy with other stuff at the moment. I will write more about this subject later on in a different post.
Until the next time, see you!
I want to share information about what a managed server is, since I talked too much about data recovery for long time, and it feels like it's a good time to change that.
A managed server is a server, as you might appreciate, where the hardware and the software is already included. They also have system administrators which are working on the servers all the time, and they are obligated with maintaining the server. In this case, of course, they are more expensive than unmanaged servers, for obvious reasons.
Although they are more expensive, I believe it's always better to choose managed over unmanaged, since you might have problems that you can't overcome on your own with an unmanaged server, and spend hours on it to solve the issue. In the other hand, the administrators in managed servers are always there in order to fix your problems.
Security is also a concern in unmanaged servers since there isn't anyone on the spot who can access the servers, and all you got is remote access. When you consider all of these things, it's a smarter move to choose a managed server over an unmanaged one.
This way, you won't have to worry about things like software & OS updates, firewall & antivirus services, backups, database management and server monitoring.
So, if you're looking to buy a server, make sure that you buy a managed one. Even the most experienced users & developers sometimes stumble upon problems which they can't solve on their own.
I will have to keep today's post short since I am really busy with other stuff at the moment. I will write more about this subject later on in a different post.
Until the next time, see you!
