What is Managed Hosting/Servers and What's Included? Managed hosting/dedicated server includes the server, power, rack space and bandwidth as well as server security, patch upgrades, 24/7 monitoring setup and maintenance. Managed hosting is the correct choice for companies that do not have the in-house staff to maintain a dedicated server. By using the hosting company to maintain and monitor the dedicated servers through a managed hosting setup, businesses effectively reduce their own burden and save money that would have otherwise been spent on personnel.



The managed hosting definition also includes more complex types of web hosting, such as load balancing, clustering and high availability. In these cases, the staff that is familiar with and maintaining the servers also structures and maintains more complex setups that allow for maximum uptime, performance and redundancy.

What is Unnamanged Hosting Unmanaged hosting includes the server, power, rack space and bandwidth to support your server, as well as 24/7 support, however does not include the monitoring and maintenance that a managed server does.



Unmanaged hosting is ideal for web hosting resellers and individuals and companies that have the in-house expertise to maintain a secure and updated server. Unmanaged hosting is less expensive than managed hosting, however one must be careful to understand the true cost (i.e. in-house labor) of utilizing unmanaged hosting. If you're just starting out with a dedicated server, managed hosting is probably a better option than using an unmanaged server.

Differences Between Managed Servers and Closeout Servers DedicatedNOW offers two lines of servers to choose from: Managed dedicated servers and unmanaged Closeout Servers. DedicatedNOW's Dedicated Servers represent some of the newest hardware available, including the Core2Duo, Core2Quad and Dual Quadcore Xeon CPUs. Every CPU in DedicatedNOW's managed line is multi-core. Some of the servers, like the Dual QuadCore Xeon 5420 have a total of 8 CPUs for processing. In addition to newer hardware, our managed servers also include more bandwidth and free features like KVM over IP, free off-site backup, full system security lock down and 100% uptime guarantee.



DedicatedNOW's Closeout Servers are unmanaged and are typically older technology, such as Pentium4, Celeron and AMD Athlon CPUs. While these servers are older, they are still quite useful for limited applications. DedicatedNOW's unmanaged servers come with a 99.9% uptime guarantee.