WHAT IS AN OFFSHORE DEDICATED SERVER?
An offshore dedicated server is a physical server hosted and located in the data center of a web hosting and rented or leased company with an option to purchase from a single client, with an Internet connection and specific software. The client can, therefore, configure their dedicated server, including the operating system, virtualization platform (if necessary) and custom software. In most cases, the web hosting company offers client management services, such as operating system or application updates, firewall maintenance, incident recovery, and backups.The client pays a fee every month, every four months or every year, thus preventing the client from assuming anticipated costs and depreciation. Another advantage for the customer is that in this way he no longer needs to update the hardware or host it under conditions that would imply additional costs for space, maintenance, network, security, power supply, and cooling.
VIRTUAL PRIVATE SERVER VS OFFSHORE DEDICATED SERVER
VPS SERVER
Control
The user has control over the virtualized part of the machine on a server that hosts other virtual machines.
Portability
A VPS can be moved to another VPS quickly and easily, making it more flexible. This is so when the other VPS is in the same cluster.
Resource Availability
The CPU is shared with other virtual machines hosted on the server, but each virtual machine has a dedicated RAM and disk space, assigned by the hosting company.
Cost
In different level plans. Its cost grows progressively according to your needs or according to the number of resources you use.
Scalability
It allows instant improvements and extensions and does not require reboots.
Software customization
The user has full access control and administration to customize the software according to their needs.
OFFSHORE DEDICATED SERVERS
Control
The user has physical control of the server and root access to all its resources.
Software customization
The user has full access control and administration to customize the hardware and software according to their needs.
Resource Availability
It has more computing power since all physical server resources are available to a single user. They are not shared.
Cost
It is more expensive but its performance is superior and security is guaranteed from day one.
Portability
It has static resources: migrating to another dedicated server will take longer.
Scalability
Requires restart or shutdown periods during any enhancement or expansion.
THE MAIN BENEFITS OF AN OFFSHORE DEDICATED SERVER ARE THE FOLLOWING
Administration access:
Offshore Germany dedicated servers guarantee you root access or administrative access to the server. This means that you will not find restrictions when installing software or customizing it. This type of access allows you to maintain control of the entire server so you can monitor the use of resources, identify potential threats and resolve them before they can affect the entire server.
Advanced technical sup
High level of security:
As you are the only user with access allowed on your offshore Germany server, it is more secure than another that is shared with other clients, whose activities could introduce security vulnerabilities. Also, you can deploy advanced security measures on your server, adapted to your requirements.
Advanced technical support:
Most web hosting companies offer priority technical support to customers of offshore dedicated servers because of most of these clients host applications of vital importance to their website or online structure. The priority of this support guarantees that the applications and services of the server, in case of disorder, will only experience disruptions for a minimum period, as short as possible.
Lower risk of a blacklist of IPs:
By not sharing your IP with other users, there will be less chance of your IP address being blacklisted. The IP of a server becomes part of a blacklist when it is associated with some type of malicious activity (for example, phishing, spamming, etc.), as considered by an Internet service provider. This has a direct effect on aspects such as email vulnerability; in addition to leaving that blacklist of IPs may have additional costs.
When do you need an offshore dedicated server?
The servers are mainly used to host websites. You may have yours hosted on a shared server and you are wondering if it is worth changing to a dedicated one. These are the factors you should consider before making a decision.
Security
If a deconfiguration occurs on a shared hosting server, other users may read your data. System administrators could also read them, even in a VPS configuration. But on an offshore dedicated server, you have the only root or administrator access, so your data is truly secure and private since no one else can access the server.
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Performance
If you are using a shared hosting plan, your company will probably apply some “small” limitations to your user account, even if you have hired an “unlimited” plan. The reason why hosting companies apply these limitations is to avoid ‘noisy neighbour’ incidents, in which one client could potentially affect hundreds of other clients on the same server by using too much RAM, bandwidth, etc.
With an offshore dedicated server, these performance issues do not occur since you have the entire server at your disposal. The only time you might experience an issue is if you launch applications that are too heavy or have higher amounts of traffic than the server is configured to support. However, in most everyday cases, an offshore dedicated server will be able to overcome these performance requirements without problems.
Personalization
With shared hosting, you can also find restrictions on the software to be installed on the server-side, as well as on how to configure it. Shared hosting offers the most common software configurations at the best price.
However, on a dedicated server, you have the freedom and flexibility to install the software you want, customize it and update it at any time, as you are the only user who has access to it.