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What's the difference between a managed dedicated server and an unmanaged dedicated server? which is better for you?

Difference

This is a very simple difference, as the naming itself shows, I believe you have been self-evident.

When you choose to host a dedicated server, the managed service provider is responsible for the server management part.

A managed server can work in two ways: the hosting provider will charge you a higher overall cost, what we often call an one-time charge, or you will be asked to pay a fee every time you need to manage the server. it's also similar to paying monthly rent on a regular basis.

Suppliers will provide varying degrees of support. For example:

Phone / email support

Monitor uptime and downtime

Usage tracking (CPU or hard drive, RAID, bandwidth)

Software or tool support

Update, operating system configuration, debugging, customization, etc.

Companies that provide services often also set up firewalls to ensure regular backups and disable all unused server settings to prevent security vulnerabilities. Before finalizing the managed server option, you should ask the provider about each activity covered by the service by default.

On the other hand, you can only manage your dedicated server with the internal server administrator / IT manager, or you can choose an unmanaged dedicated server so that you can manage your dedicated server on your own, but the hosting provider will not support it.

The full responsibility for the maintenance of servers that do not host dedicated servers will be borne by you.

After setting up the hardware, connecting it to the Internet, and allocating IP, the provider will simply install the operating system and cPanel for you. In any emergency, you must deal with it yourself.

These are the main differences between managed and unmanaged dedicated servers.

Which is better?

As mentioned above, choosing an unmanaged server will give you higher responsibility, but you can't enjoy the reliable support provided by the hosting provider.

Therefore, unless you have the ability to handle it on your own, or unless you have a server administrator to handle it on your behalf, you are not recommended to choose.

At the same time, if there is no deep server maintenance knowledge or support staff, hosting a dedicated server is an ideal solution. In an emergency, there will be experienced people to help you. This will help you focus on the actual services rather than the server management support features.

Although the cost of hosting a server seems to be higher, it is a better value proposition if you consider the benefits it brings to your business.

In short, in essence, the difference boils down to a simple point-whether the server provider manages the server.

If you have the ability to manage, an unmanaged dedicated server may be a good choice. Otherwise, it would be wise to choose a managed server.

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