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Dedicated Servers give you the freedom of you controlling your own box. For small sites a dedicated server is overkill, and their are much better solutions such as purchasing an affordable shared hosting plan. If your site receives a lot of traffic or is using scripts that are process intensive you need a dedicated server.

Now when looking for one you see a wide range of servers, configurations, backup routines, processor speeds and the list goes on. How do you know which is right for you and are the sites promoting a cheap dedicated web server really offering you the best bang for the buck? The answer is sometimes they are, and sometimes it is so cheap that they do not provide the support and services you need. One thing you have to keep in mind are that some servers are managed and unmanaged. What does this mean? Read on for an example.

Since for many, dedicated servers are an unventured territory that you may know how to get it running, but if something goes wrong you are totally lost. You phone support and they tell you that they will fix it for you but it will cost you X amount of dollars. What? Your thinking I paid for this and they should help. This is where the difference is and why some dedicated servers are offered so cheap. They do not provide support if you caused things to happen on the server. They will fix problems on their end, but if you inflicted changes on the server that made it crash, it would be you to fix the problem. These are called unmanaged dedicated servers.

What a Managed Dedicated Server does for you?

In this case, the Hosting company takes care of the server and assists you with more problems. They will manage daily or weekly routines such as backing up the server in case of failure and installing the latest OS patches. This is more helpful to beginners with dedicated servers, but no matter which route you go, if you get a dedicated server you should know how to fix problems on it yourself in some way or form.

The promotion of a "Cheap Dedicated Web Server" does exist with many companies, and mostly they do offer good services, and in other cases you will be left with an unpleasant experience. Read reviews and decide if others are happy with it. After all, once the server is set up and doing backups regularly, you won't need to touch it too often unless doing updates. Something to chew on.

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Domains at Retail offers cheap dedicated server hosting for all ranges of customers who need the extra performance and stability a dedicated server provides.