While it makes sense for a company operating out of Australia and selling primarily to a target audience in the country to have a dedicated server located nationally, other international companies may also make the same choice.
Companies located around the world doing business in Australia may choose to use a server outside of their own country. Having the server in this country offers several advantages including lower latency, faster page loads as well as quicker uploads and downloads.
Isn’t a Shared Server Cheaper?
It is possible for a company or business to consider using a shared server. This is a single server that is divided up between the various businesses that all utilize the one physical server.
Shared servers mean shared resources and a limit to how much your component or section of the server can be customized. The limits to customization will be based on the specific type of hosting plan, but the core components of the server will be configured and maintained by the hosting company. This ensures that all websites on the server can function and operate, something that requires control over the core configurations and platform.
This does provide a cheaper option to a dedicated server. However, it also offers less security, potential issues with bottlenecks when other users are utilizing the resources and even greater risks to a website being blocked.
Lower Cost than Buying
While slightly more costly than shared hosting, choosing a hosting company offering a dedicated server is still much more efficient than having server in-house. The hosting company will build the server, maintain the equipment and provide technical support.
Additionally, when utilizing a hosting service, there is built-in redundancy and security, ensuring the best possible uptimes with the need to constantly monitor, maintain and replace components of an in-house dedicated server.
Whether you are an Australian company or an overseas business, using a RedSwitches dedicated server based in the country can be a very cost effective choice. For more details and pricing see us at .
