Linux/Windows Managed Dedicated Hosting
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008Windows Dedicated Hosting
Windows 2003 Dedicated Servers come pre equipped with IIS, Terminal Services, and basic Operating System installed. Apart from this a client can install any custom software/application he wishes to run on the server. Servers also come pre installed with ASP, ASP.NET, PHP. Database support includes MySQL, MS SQL 2005 and MS Access.
Linux Dedicated Hosting
Linux Dedicated servers usually come installed with the latest version of CentOS and all applicable upgrades and patches. Installation also includes Apache, PHP, MySQL, SendMail, PostgreSQL, BIND and any other software you need. Additionally a client can install any custom software/application he wishes to run on the server.
DNS Services
DNS is required to point a domain name to the server IP address in order to allow the web site to resolve from that particular server and be visible from anywhere in the world. Many Dedicated Server providers provide Managed DNS Services along with Dedicated Servers for no additional cost. Installing a DNS server on your servers will bring in extra load and a performance degrades for your existing web site for no additional benefit. For just a couple of DNS records it does not make sense to install an entire DNS server on your machine which is basically optimized to serve web data rather than be a DNS server.
