How to choose server rental?

With the rapid development of China's Internet industry, there are more and more IDC service providers in China. Among so many businesses, how do we choose the IDC provider that suits us? This problem has become a big problem for many newcomers to the ranks of webmasters. Now let’s talk about some options for server rental.

1. When choosing a server, you should first consider the application services required for hosting, and then determine the hardware and software configuration required for the service. In the past, when companies were preparing for hosting, they always thought about buying a high-end server first, and then wanted to rent a certain bandwidth to host their own server, rather than choosing a server and IDC service provider based on their actual needs. However, this approach not only wastes resources but also increases users' capital investment.

When enterprises build websites or conduct e-commerce, they do not necessarily need high-end or expensive servers, nor do they necessarily need to rent a large bandwidth from an IDC. Enterprises can decide to purchase their own server brand and configuration standards based on their actual application needs. In general, when enterprises choose servers, they must choose the brand and configuration of the server based on their own application needs. There is no need to choose the best and most expensive one. The best one is the one that meets their own needs.

2. High configuration does not mean high performance. Stability and scalability are the most important. The various components of the server are an organic whole and influence each other. When choosing a server, you must consider the compatibility of each part so that the configuration can achieve the best performance. The most important indicator of a server is stability, especially for servers running in IDC, which must work 24×7×365. Therefore, very high requirements are placed on the stability of the servers, which must be able to ensure their stable, secure and normal operation.

Operators with better services in the industry can provide customers with 7*24 free and non-discriminatory service commitments: ① 7*24 unlimited server restarts. ②Unlimited system reinstallation 24/7. ③7*24 installation of designated software on your behalf. ④Troubleshoot all server hardware. ⑤7*24 hotline + QQ service support, 365-day network engineer emergency telephone service. ⑥365-day on-site service, timely response within 5 minutes.

3. General-purpose servers are developing into dedicated servers, with obvious ease of use and specialization. With the development of the Internet, customers' requirements for servers are constantly improving and changing. Therefore, the current general-purpose servers will gradually transform into professional servers. Take email as an example. In the past, email services only needed to install a set of email software on any server to provide email services, regardless of its stability or ability to handle emails, as long as it could be used. But the truth is not as simple as imagined. Email services are different from Web services. Stability and server response speed are very important. Therefore, a dedicated server is needed to provide the service.

4. Sharing of hardware, software and network resources is a development trend
An important feature of IDC users is the shareability of resources. This feature has not yet been reflected in current IDC users. Different customers cannot share hardware and software resources with other customers due to concerns about the security of their own data and information. However, according to future development trends, different customers may share various types of resources such as network storage, value-added services, and application services provided by IDC. Some devices in the server can be shared to optimize resources, reduce costs, and improve resource utilization.

5. Software and hardware are highly complementary, and comprehensive selection criteria should be considered. Customers should consider both software and hardware when choosing a server. If you want to run a large number of application software, you need a large memory; if you need to load a large amount of access, you need to consider a larger memory. The good performance of the server can only be brought into play when the hardware and software work well together. Simply pursuing high-end server hardware without the cooperation of software cannot guarantee the high performance and stability of the final service. Therefore, when choosing a server, you should consider both aspects comprehensively and choose a server based on comprehensive indicators.