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Check Out Superb`s September Articles on Colocation and Managed Dedicated Server Hosting!

kataker — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:34:00 +0000

At Superb Internet, we are always looking into providing you informative articles about web hosting solutions.

Currently we have two articles that are featured at the HostingNews:

These articles will certainly give you better understanding on what services we offer at Superb Internet and which one is right for your business.

Do You Need A Dedicated Server?

admin — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:08:52 +0000

You may already know what dedicated hosting is but may be trying to decide if you need it or if shared hosting is enough. While there is a 3^rd alternative; virtual private servers, they are simply an upscale, more flexible version of shared hosting.

For those who are not clear about the difference. Shared hosting or virtual hosting is when you share resources with many others, much like living in an apartment building, whereas dedicated is like owing your own house. Sometimes depending on the hosting company, your web site may be one of hundreds, even thousands of other web sites on a single dedicated server. On the other hand, if you get your own dedicated server, you have the entire server dedicated to your needs alone.

Your web site will have complete usage of the server’s resources therefore your web pages and other online applications will be served faster. Unlike with shared hosting, having your own dedicated server mean you rent or lease to own (this is unique to Superb) from the web hosting company. Generally this includes the hardware, operating system, connectivity and the monitoring of the server which are then amortized over a period of time. Unique to Superb, this can be for as little as 1 year, after which you pay for collocation only (an incredible savings when compared to other hosting companies, often tens of thousands of dollars over 3 years).

For more on deciding on whether or not you need dedicated hosting, here are a few guidelines which may be helpful plus other things to considering when making the decision to get your own dedicated server. (click here for the full article)

Holy Datacenters, (Batman)!

Jason Barnes — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:47:07 +0000

There are always new (and exciting) challenges facing IT professionals, and there are always new (and intresting) ways to address these challenges. With land and construction costs always increasing, especially in the more densely populated areas, building new datacenters is becoming less and less cost-effective. However, it’s not always easy to retrofit an existing site to accomodate highly technical operations; with such stringent requirements for environmental conditions like humidity, dust, and temperature, it can be difficult to create the ideal environment for high-end hardware.

In an article from Computerworld, IT professionals showcase some of the innovative datacenter locations that have been adapted from churches, air force bases, and underground bunkers (I’m sure three-foot-thick reinforced concrete will become a standard in datacenters shortly). The Boston College datacenter that was moved into St. Clement’s chapel last year even features a stained-glass window depicting St. Isidore, a proposed patron saint of the Internet. With more companies needing these types of resources, IT pros will continue to be creative with their datacenters to take advantage of existing infrastructure.