solutions offer many benefits over dedicated
server setups, such as cost, flexibility, "out of
the box" features and more.
See the chart below for a breakdown of the main differences
between Cloud and Dedicated solutions.
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Cloud Solution |
Dedicated Solution |
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Dedicated
Hardware |
Hardware is shared
with other customers. |
Hardware is dedicated to you alone |
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Hardware type |
Cloud hosting systems are run on systems with very powerful
processors with SAN Storage which is typically faster for
most applications.
You can also select your CPU cores, memory allocation and
disk space, making a cloud server solution flexible and just as
customizable as a dedicated solution |
You select the hardware type from CPU, memory, drive
configurations, add-on SAN storage, network cards, etc... |
| Admin access |
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RDP/SSH access |
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| Dedicated IPs |
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Choice of OS |
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SAN/ISCSI Storage |
Your cloud storage is 100% ISCSI SAN |
SAN ISCSI storage can be added on at a fee |
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Fail Over |
Cloud systems are built to
failover onto other nodes
in case of a problem with
the primary. It does not
require additional hardware
or DNS changes |
Dedicated server fail over setups
are much more complicated to
setup and more costly.
They also require a 3rd party
monitoring solution and system
to switch on the fail over system.
The stand by system will double
your cost on hardware and software. |
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Backup |
Backups of Windows Hyper-V Cloud server systems are done with
Microsoft DPM system which allows for file level recovery as
well as "Bare metal restore".
Backup cost will depend on your storage requirements, retain
period and backup frequency. |
What backup software can be used depends on your OS.
Backup cost will depend on your storage requirements, retain
period and backup frequency. |
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Green Solution |
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Dedicated servers are often under-utilized resulting in
wasted resources and higher carbon footprint. |
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Cost |
Cloud server solutions at ResellerChoice start at $20.00 per month
with minimal resources which is ideal for smaller projects
that require a dedicated environment without bulky hardware. |
Un-managed dedicated servers typically start in the $100.00
price range and do not include many of the included benefits
of Cloud |
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Deployment time |
Cloud hosting systems can be deployed very rapidly enabling you to
meet tight deadlines |
Servers setups typically take anywhere from 2-24 hours and
longer as they require technicians to physically modify the
hardware in the server and burn in tests to be completed. |
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Elastic -
Flexible |
Cloud server solutions allow for a great deal of flexibility as
resources assigned to it can be modified very easily.
A memory or CPU upgrade or downgrade simply requires a
reboot and can be completed in minutes saving you on
extended downtime.
Hard drives can most of the time be expanded without an OS
reload and typically takes under 15 minutes.
An additional storage drive can be added with a simple
reboot. |
Dedicated server hardware upgrades or downgrades will result
in lengthy downtime as a technician must shut down the
server, pull it from a rack, open up the chassis, install or
remove hardware, place the server back onto the rack, power
it, boot and test.
Hardware upgrades options are also more limited as these
depend on your motherboard and chassis type.
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| Microsoft
licensing |
Windows Enterprise Licensing is free to you
Other Microsoft licensing is usually cheaper in a
virtualized environment. |
Windows Enterprise licensing would cost $50.00 per month per
processor.
Other licensing will also be processor based. |
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