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What is Windows Dedicated Server ?

Windows is an operating system owned and sold commercially by Microsoft. There is a license fee that you must pay to use the software. The Windows software uses the Microsoft technologies of ASP.NET and MSSQL.

Dedicated server is a machine that is used for an exclusive purpose like an email server, for database hosting, or as a game server. In web hosting, the dedicated server is a platform that is used by a single organization.

Dedicated servers are a must if you have large traffic flow to your website throughout the day. You cannot afford to be on a smaller platform. You have the complete space, bandwidth, memory, and other computing resources exclusively for your websites on a dedicated server.

Windows dedicated server is mandatory if your website is built on the .NET technology. The other operating system that is generally used is the open source Linux platform. Linux does not support the Windows technologies and so can create performance issues. Windows, on the other hand, is compatible with all the open script languages. This allows you to host your website on Windows dedicated server even if it is built on the PHP or Perl script languages.

When on Windows dedicated server, you have administrative control and can customize the server in any manner via the RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol). You have complete liberty to install any applications and can ask for hardware you are comfortable with. With the inbuilt Plesk control panel, you can manage your account with ease.