Organizations as well as individuals require the services of a server for internet hosting which in turn helps them provide their own website that can be accessed via the World Wide Web. People wanting to move away from shared hosting services to a non-shared service would have to choose either between purchasing, or leasing a server.

While purchasing, one may chose between co-locating or buying a private server. In Co-location, another company provides data center space and connectivity to your server. This helps you save a huge amount of money as you don’t have to worry about providing space in your own premises nor do you have to monitor the room conditions. However, server price depreciation is a big drawback. A server on lease would offer the same advantages without you having to actually purchase a server and worrying about its depreciation. A private server would also give you the benefits of non-sharing. However, there are certain aspects of owning a private server that you must compare with leasing out a dedicated server to arrive at a sensible decision.

The choice between buying and leasing a server is a tricky one. Dedicated hosting has an edge over co-locating by the virtue of the access it provides to full disk space. Bandwidth and processor speed are also completely dedicated to you. Therefore you get the benefit of the full machine. Although even buying your own server would bestow you with access to the same features but the financial outlay would be very high.

Not only would you have to worry about the high cost, you would also need to have provision for adequate space and proper storage conditions. Maintaining the right temperature, humidity and controlling other climatic conditions is very crucial. In the absence of the right environment the server would not perform optimally thereby adversely affecting it’s lifespan whereas, if you lease a dedicated server, all the equipment would remain at the host’s data center.

Therefore, it may be said that a dedicated server offers the maximum benefits and the financial disadvantages that co-location and a private server present can be kept at bay.