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Comparing Windows and Linux Hosting

Posted on : 08-04-2010 | By : admin | In : UK Dedicated Servers

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Dedicated server is generally provided to one single customer and this makes it better than other web hosting packages. Make sure, as the server only belongs to you, the cost of the hardware is to be paid by you only. However, there is an option for you when you use a Dedicated server. As you will have full root/Administration access to the server, you can share the server with someone else and share the hardware cost.

Basically, you can do anything on the server right from installing custom applications on the server to sharing the resources of the server with someone else. You can also become a Reseller with the Dedicated web servers and this will be the best the option for being a Reseller as a Dedicated server is the most reliable when compared to other web hosting packages.

As you will have a reliable solution for providing web hosting service to your customers, you will be able to provide good web hosting service to your customers and this will definitely affect your web hosting business. When it comes to a Dedicated servers, you will have two platforms which are mostly provided. One is Linux and the other is Windows. These are basically the operating systems for the server and you can select one according to your requirements.

However, if you are not satisfied with these two and you would like to have any other one, you will be able to install it on the server. But before you do this, it is better to ask your web hosting provider as some of the web hosting providers will not allow you to do this. Also, if your web hosting provider allows you to do this, make sure that he will not be able to provide the support for it as the platform is not provided by him.

Choosing a Platform for your UK Dedicated servers is the most important task as you will be able to manage your server only if you are well aware of the server operating system. Most of the web hosting providers suggest Linux operating system as it is free of cost and it is more secured in comparison to Windows. Also, if you select Windows you will have to pay the licensing fees as it is a product owned by Microsoft.

When it comes to Windows it mostly supports the products owned by Microsoft like ASP, ASP.NET etc. But when it comes to Linux this is not the problem as Linux supports most of the applications available. Whereas, PHP, HTML etc which are commonly used programming languages are supported by both the platforms i.e. Windows and Linux. So, selecting a web hosting platform that depends on your requirements and if you wish to have a server which is reliable enough, you should choose a Reliable UK dedicated servers hosting provider.

IRC Hosting on UK Dedicated Servers

Posted on : 31-03-2010 | By : admin | In : Dedicated Servers, UK Dedicated Servers

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If you are in a search of a website hosting solutions and encounter the Dedicated Servers as the perfect solution for your business requirements, then the next step you would be doing is to get in touch of a reliable web server hosting provider to lease a dedicated server.

The configuration you will choose should depend on the requirements you have, however, while choosing Dedicated Web Hosting, you should also confirm with the hosting provider if he will be able to accommodate your websites and provide the services you need.

Most of the hosting providers will be able to offer different platforms and configuration for Dedicated Hosting in order to fulfill your web hosting requirements. Even so, there are some components or services which are not provided by many web hosting providers with Dedicated Hosting.

IRC is one of the well-known services which is not allowed by many website hosting companies. So, the question which arises is, Why web hosting providers don’t allow IRC Hosting on Dedicated Servers?

IRC also know as Internet Relay Chat is a form of real time messaging on the Internet which can be performed by groups and individuals as well. It also offers data transfer within individuals as well as groups.

IRC can be hosted on Dedicated Servers, however, the reason why most of the web hosting providers do not allow IRC on Dedicated Servers is the fact that IRC is an application which requires the involvement of network and it has been detected in the past that there are many abuse complaints logged against IRC users.

Moreover, it has been perceived that IRC users trigger DDoS attacks against the web hosting companies if there is an issue which is even worse for the web server hosting provider as if the network of the hosting provider suffers, the performance of other is also depressed.

There were hosting providers who had been through these problems and the result was awful due to which most of the hosting providers do not allow IRC on Dedicated Server Hosting as it is always better to avoid problems which can cause the business to shut down.

However, with the help of new technologies, UK Dedicated Servers are completely secured and offers flexibility to clients to host their IRC on the dedicated servers.

Inappropriate Web Server Hosting can ruin your SEO efforts.

Posted on : 01-03-2010 | By : admin | In : SEO Servers

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Its been recently seen that individuals have started realizing that web server hosting plays an important role in optimizing a website for achieving good rankings in search engine result pages. Until recently, for most users, web hosting package pricing was the only point of concern, resources available with it were considered later. There were very few individuals who actually did some research on the various web hosts before placing an order. The others would simply sign up with hosts without checking the user reviews and the resources that were offered by them.

SEO ServersBut now the scenario is different, individuals are starting to realize the importance of a web hosting provider who can best server the websites requirements. They take additional efforts on SEO for their websites for ranking well in the search engines. Considering this, most web hosting providers have started offering SEO servers to cope up with the increasing demand.

Though, there individuals who are unaware of the disadvantages of hosting a website on an inappropriate server. They keep working on the SEO for websites but the results do not show as expected. In such cases a bad server can be the main cause of failure. Below are some pointers that may be causing this:

1. Server Functionality : We come across websites that take long to open up. We either need to hit F5 (Reload the page) or we get a message that says “The page cannot be displayed” or similar messages. Such problems are mainly due to slow or non responsive servers. There also lies a possibility that the server is down. Many unprofessional web hosting companies usually oversell the server which causes the slow response of the server. This is also the cause for the server to go down.

2. Bandwidth : If your website is receiving high traffic, it may be possible the bandwidth allocated with your web hosting package isn’t ample enough to cope up with the needs. It is usually seen that the bandwidth assigned by the web host isn’t sufficient enough to fulfill your website requirements hence resulting in a non responsive website.

3. Broken Links : There are number of website we encounter over the web which when accessed gives a broken link error. It usually happens that the problem is with the server (though not always). If the server is down, there is a chance that you receive the “Broken link” error. The simple meaning that there is some connectivity problem between the database server.

When working on search engine optimization for your website, it is required that the server has proper connectivity. If not so, the search engines would not be able to connect to the server, hence it would ignore all the websites hosted on the particular server. Therefore even if you are taking serious efforts on SEO for your website, still its of no use if the search engine crawlers and bots are unable to access your website. They are unable to index your web pages, resulting in low rankings in the result pages. It may also happen that your website would completely disappear from the search engines. In such cases all your efforts of ranking well in the search engines are ruined due to the faulty server.

Inorder to avoid such failures, it is important to choose an appropriate web hosting provider for your website. Ideally, the host must offer minimum of 99.9% of uptime guarantee, the resources allocated with the package should be ample to serve the needs of your website. The host must not be involved in overselling the server.

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SEO Servers and Its Advantages.

Posted on : 24-02-2010 | By : admin | In : Dedicated Servers, SEO Servers

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Most users misunderstand SEO servers to do all the job of ranking the websites well in the SERP. No, SEO Servers can only act as a catalyst to your efforts of search engine optimization for your website. No direct benefits are offered with these servers. As a matter of fact, as of now the search engines are not capable of detecting whether you are hosting your website on a Dedicated SEO servers or some other. They are only capable of identifying the performance of the website when hosted on the server.

With the SEO servers one can experience enough number of advantages for ranking your website higher in the search results. The prime advantage is that you do not share the server space with anyone except yourself. That means there is no chance of unethical activity from your server and your IP, which can cause harm to your website. Which is not the case with shared or any other type of web hosting solution. A shared server can have multiple web hosting accounts created on a single physical server, and the more number of users means more chances of illegal activity in the eyes of search engines, as not all users follow ethical SEO techniques. Not all webmasters posses the virtue of patience, people are always on the lookout for faster success methods, while doing so, they sometimes end up being blacklisted in the SERP for not following the search engine guidelines. Ultimately, even though you have done everything right, you cannot be sure how the SE’s would react due to the mistakes of other people hosted on the same server along your side.

Apart from these factors, the web pages loading time is a major factor in the eyes of the search engine (Google). Therefore, it is important to consider a server that offers good speed and performance to your website. The basic intention of any search engine is to provide results that are most suitable to the search term. These results should contain authentic and legitimate results of the best websites live on the Internet. From a visitors point of view a faster loading website is more preferred as compared with slower websites, hence search engines too produce results of such sites by giving a better authoritative position in the results. According to the latest changes in the algorithm, these factors are given more preference in addition to others.

Similar to such adjacent factors, being hosted on a server that enhances the SEO efforts is equally important. Therefore most of the  web hosts who used to offer affordable web hosting services have also started offering affordable SEO servers to help users get better page loads and performance inorder to fit into the standards of search engine rankings. With these servers you have complete control over the server where you are free to use it as per your requirements, hence the flexibility for your SEO Servers.

Dedicated Servers: Some points to consider

Posted on : 26-01-2010 | By : admin | In : Dedicated Servers

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If you’ve checked the online dedicated servers, you have noticed that there are many different choices/options available.You can opt a Dedicated with good amount of Bandwidth at affordable price. The type of dedicated server you opt depends on the following factors:

1) How much traffic you get on your website?

If you get a heavy traffic, or if you are expecting to receive lots of traffic on your website then before selecting any Dedicated server you want to make sure that you get the good amount of Bandwidth. Bandwidth is what enables the Dedicated server to channel visitors to your website.

2) How much space do you need?
If you have databases on your website, like forums where visitors or members can discuss on different concepts, or an e commerce website where customers can choose products from your website and place in their carts and return at a later date to order articles. These databases requires much space.

3) What about security?
If you have an online shopping websites where you are collecting details from customers such as their credit card number, name or address, you have to protect this information by ensuring that your Dedicated server is secure. If you have a business website which is only for employees of members of your company then you want to ensure that only employees can access the website, otherwise some of your confidential information may be released to the public.

4) Why most of the business website owners choose to have a dedicated server?
Unlike the shared servers, dedicated server only host your website and no other website is hosted on the same server. No doubt it is slightly more expensive than shared hosting plan but it can be very beneficial to the end. If you share a server with other websites, they will naturally share all resources available on the server. For example if you need more Bandwidth then it may interfere with traffic to your website.  Security is always a problem when it comes to business website. If you will consider a  dedicated server, you can have complete control over the security server and your website. This can be valuable when dealing with customers or confidential information.

If you have a large business website, a growing business website or a website that depends on greater security, as a law firm, you should have a dedicated server instead of sharing a server with other companies.

SEO Servers

Posted on : 25-01-2010 | By : admin | In : Dedicated Servers

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Today I will discuss something related to page loading speed and how it can affect your ranking in Google Search Engine.

I have done lots of research on this and I  came across many SEO forums, where they have recommended to use good specification servers for a website. It has been tested that, search engines are giving an importance to the loading speed of websites. So, if your server speed is dull or low then there is no chance to get indexed at the top positions in search engine however, if you will consider high end Dedicated server with good connectivity then there is a possibility you will get ranked in top positions. If one considers a Dedicated server with 100% power and network uptime guarantee and exceptional response time, this would definitely affect the performance of the website which will affect the search engine rankings of the website which will finally make an impact on the website sales. If you will design a website according to search engine robots and if you do lots of SEO for your website but if your website loading speed will remain slow, you will not be indexed in top pages of search engine. So to rank well consider a high end 100% uptime SEO servers.

There are many hosting providers who do provider SEO servers with good connectivity and 100% uptime.

Managed vs Unmanaged Dedicated servers

Posted on : 20-01-2010 | By : admin | In : Dedicated Servers

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There are 2 types of Dedicated servers one is managed and another one is Unmanaged Dedicated server. In this article I will explain the difference between Managed and Un managed Dedicated servers. Before choosing any one of them, it is very necessary to understand the complete difference between both of these servers.

What is Dedicated Server?
Dedicated server is physical servers placed in a data center that stores data is called a Dedicated Server. Dedicated server have a processor, hard drive and memory and their functionality is similar to a personal computer.

Types of Dedicated Servers:
1) Managed dedicated server
2) Umanaged dedicated server

The sameness and the advantages offered by both the types of dedicated servers can be understood by the way these servers work.

1) Unmanaged Dedicated Server:
When compared to Managed Dedicated servers, unmanaged dedicated servers are very cheap. In this web hosting service, your hosting provider will install all the applications that are required except the management done by you. This Unmanaged hosting provider will never provide any help, if you face any problem with the server, nor will they provide any upgrade for the applications/softwares. They will only  provide assistance if there is any hardware failure occurs or your data center needs rebooting. There are many hosting providers charge fees even for the minimal support they provide.

2)Managed Dedicated Server:
Managed Dedicated server always keep you hassle free, the hosting provider takes responsibility of all the admin functions such as installation of application and upgrades. They also provide assistance in case of any problem occurs. 3 factors should be considered before choosing any one of these services:

1) The hosting provider should have a good recognition and provide good 24×7 support.
2) Their terms of services should be fair enough and the cost of the server should be competitive and normal.
3) Before choosing you should also check the configuration of the servers they offer like bandwidth, RAM and HDD space.

Hence, unmanaged server will be a right option if you have technical competent staff to manage security and operations of the system. Otherwise, you should choose managed dedicated server option that will help handle troubles.

Dedicated server for your Business Website

Posted on : 19-01-2010 | By : admin | In : Dedicated Servers

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It’s a high time to publish your business website on the internet.  After doing some research via Google or Yahoo search engine, you will probably come across n numbers of websites offering hosting service at cheap prices that appear too good to start.  So what does this cheap hosting package get you?  In many cases, you will receive web-space on a server along with a huge number of tools that will help you to build your website. Major problem is that you are pushed to fight it out with many other clients who are hosting their websites on the same server/machine. So, if your website needs call for more than the typical web hosting package, this surrounding may not be suitable for you. The delaying threat of low performance and security issues can affect very adversely to your web presence.  When you reach to this situation, you are doubtlessly best suited for a dedicated server.

Limitations of Shared hosting compared  to Dedicated server?
It has prove to be very common for web hosting providers to lease a server space for 100 and sometimes even 1000 of hosting accounts on the same Dedicated server. Depending on multiple reasons, some of these websites may start to experience problems as the server nears toward its extremity. Another very important point to note that is even though you have the capability to manage your website, the hosting service provider has control over the whole server. Therefore, if there are configuration and custom application that you will need, you just could be out of luck by not able to install it. To be honest, dedicated server removes/lifts all these restrictedness and several more by providing you with complete control over. From server configuration to custom software installations, you are free to incorporate the application/components you feel are best fit for your website.

Is owning a Dedicated server is a good option?
If you are planning to run an online business website that have a very important database and expecting heavy traffic, a dedicated server is the best suited solution for you.  If your online business can’t accommodate to compromise performance and reliability, then you probably should opt Dedicated server. Leasing a dedicated server or to run your own in house depends on your budget and IT resources. When combining in all the costs and technical support, many find that the hosted option is the best way to go, as it is requires almost entirely less upfront investment and tends to be less complex as well.

Do I need a Dedicated Server?

Posted on : 18-01-2010 | By : admin | In : Dedicated Servers, UK Dedicated Servers

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Have you ever imagined, from where does the popular sites like Facebook, Twitter or any other high traffic websites is propagated? The only answer to this question is a Dedicated servers. Dedicated server is a server which is only assigned to the owner and other member do not have access to this server.

There are many advantages of Dedicated server from which one of the feautre is that Dedicated servers can connect from different locations with from one to two different remote users being on the server at the same time and the best part of this Dedicated servers is is that the management services are provided by the hosting provider from whom you rent these servers.In addition to this, if you pay some pounds more you get the offsite backup service. So, in the event your server is crashed or goes down then also your data and sites will remain safe.

As I said earlier the major advantage of a dedicated server is that it is basically yours and you don’t have to share space with others like other hosting plans. Another advantage is being remote location, which allows you to connect to your server from any other computer in the world that has connectivity to the internet. So in short you benefit yourself from dedicated server by owning up-to-date processor and large memory capacity that does not depend on what you have available to you wherever you are. All this features gives you the effectiveness of high quality and powerful performance.

Apart from all the features listed the additional benefit you will get is the hosting providers management service which comprises of team of proficient system administrators technicians who are constantly monitoring the server ensuring that your dedicated server is secure and running smoothly. all these support people are available around the clock for you and if something unexpected occurs which is promptly dealt with troubleshooting and this service is included in the fee for the server itself.

Generally big and established companies like Eukhost sustain their own dedicated server on location with their own technical support staff managing them and an average user computing demands are not that high that would require dedicated server. So the decision of leasing a dedicated server is most hairsplitting to the small business websites who doesn’t want to spend more on hosting for such customer there are many other hosting Plans like Email hosting, Shared hosting Plans, VPS etc….

Now it depends on your requirements whether you would like to go for a Dedicated or a Shared hosting plan.

Tips to choose Reliable Data Center

Posted on : 13-12-2009 | By : admin | In : Dedicated Servers

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Before hosting your Dedicated server in a Data center you must ask the following questions to your hosting provider about their Data center:-

1) They must have the staff for technical support, sales and accounting.

2) server hardware needs to be very reliable for example Dell Branded servers.

3) The data center must have redundant backbone connections.

4) backbone routers/switches will have to detect and block DOS attacks, etc.

5) Data center must have redundant power feeds like backup generators, redundant UPS and A/C, etc.

I left out the one thing that you would not believe to be very important and this is SPACE. Yes physical space is a major problem for a datacenter. They will have a limited space where they will try to fit as many servers as they can. For example some hosting providers was not accepting new clients a few months ago because they have filled all their available space. Until they opened a new datacenter they could not accept new clients because of this limitation.

If you are looking for reliable hosting provider and affordable Web hosting or Email Hosting packages then Eukhost is the company to go with. They provide fully managed hosting packages with 24×7 support.