If you are in the market for a cheap dedicated hosting server, then you probably know that there are literally hundreds of thousands of hosting companies that provide this service. However, not all dedicated server hosts are created equal. Below are a few things that you need to keep in mind in order to get the best hosting package possible for your online business.
Managed or Unmanaged
The best prices on dedicated servers for your business are going to be for unmanaged servers. This means you will have to perform the maintenance, backups, installs, etc... on your own server. There are several levels of server management that you can upgrade to.
It is important to keep this in mind, because there is a dramatic value difference between these two basic options. Some hosting companies will lure you in with a really cheap dedicated hosting server package, but then charge you much more than you bargained for when you try to upgrade to a managed package.
Upgrades
Another thing you should keep in mind is that most of these budget dedicated server companies charge for the things that you are accustomed to getting free with your shared hosting package. Want a Red Hat Linux OS? Be prepared to pay more for it. Some of these servers come standard with a Plesk control panel, and others have none.
Other upgrades include more disk space, ram, processing power, etc.... You get the idea. As far as the software goes - you will have access to the root of the server, so you can install whatever software you would like. Some software that you might be accustomed to using (such as cPanel) requires you to purchase a license in order to install them on your cheap dedicated hosting server.
