From the Cloud to Dedicated Servers

We’ve already seen that businesses are making the move from cloud hosting companies like AWS to small dedicated server hosts. But, if you’re considering making the switch from the cloud to dedicated servers, you need to be prepared.

Here’s everything you need to know to make the transition seamless.

What are your bandwidth requirements?

For starters, what are your bandwidth requirements? Many cloud services will scale the size of the port up or down based on the instance you are using. This is great for when you’re on the cloud, but it means that you may not know what port you were utilizing.

When it comes to setting up your dedicated server, you’ll need to know which port you need. A 10mbps port may create a bottleneck that creates a poor experience for end users, and upgrading the port’s connectivity speeds will come at an extra cost.

Additionally, you’ll want to know how much traffic you need. Most dedicated servers come with a plethora of free traffic. But it’s better to be on the safe side than to find out later that you don’t have enough traffic to support your needs.

Learn how you’ll manage the new dedicated server

Server manageability is a huge part of your experience when leasing a dedicated server. Unfortunately, it’s often forgotten about when making the switch.

Take into consideration all the tools and software that you will be used when managing your new dedicated server. Is there a single tool to do all management tasks, or do you need to use separate tools?

How easy will it be to reboot the server, to change configurations and access your data? Unless you have an enterprise type setup, you’ll likely find it pretty easy to manage your hosting setup.

Check the SLA/ToS

Most cloud hosts are pretty bad when it comes to their SLA, ToS, and other documents/contracts. So, with a dedicated server, you’re almost always going to see an improvement here. Still, it’s always a good practice to read them thoroughly.

If you’ve had a nasty experience with a cloud host already, you’ll know to do this, but for those not familiar, a few nasty things can hide in these documents:

• The SLA may not be all it was chalked up to be. There may be a clause that severely limits the definition of an outage, rendering the SLA useless.
• The ToS may include a section that discusses DDoS attacks and how the host will respond. This is important to read as well, as they could shut down your server in response to a small DDoS attack.

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