Is Purchasing Additional Resources for a Dedicated Server Possible?

Many business owners know all about dedicated servers and what they are. These web servers are dedicated solely to one user or business; and all resources within that server are there for the business owner to use for their website. All of that is very true, but still some business owners are under the misconception that what they receive when they get their dedicated server is all they get. If they ever want more storage space or other resources, they’ll be out of luck. Fortunately however, this is not true.

Business websites need to be able to grow and expand. After all, business owners are always looking to promote their website and make it more popular. When that happens, the server is going to need more bandwidth in order to support the influx of visitors coming to it every day. Or, perhaps the website is adding multiple pages, videos, or other data and needs more storage space in order to do it. If you’re on a shared or VPS and need more resources, the solution is clear: you need to make the switch to a dedicated server. But what if you’re already on a dedicated server and need more space? Are you already at maximum capacity when it comes to your resources?

Thankfully, no. Most web hosting companies will be able to provide you with additional resources, even if you are running your website from a dedicated server. Web hosts have different ways of ensuring that they can always provide you with what you need. Other times when additional resources are needed, a web host can install these right onto the dedicated server

Often when web hosting companies rent out a dedicated server, they rent it out at near-capacity, but not full capacity. This is specifically so that, if the user needs more resources, the web host will be able to provide it to them. Sometimes, when a large number of additional resources are required, the web host will rent out another, second server to the customer. Having both servers running and maintaining the website will ensure that the business owner always has what they need in order to run their site properly.

The whole point of renting a dedicated server is to make sure that your website will always run properly, and just exactly as you want it to. Because of this, dedicated servers aren’t just simply a box with boundaries and limits. Instead, they can be added onto, maxed out to full capacity, or your web host can set up other arrangements for you, such as multiple dedicated servers if your website is that large.

When you’re considering using a dedicated server for your business, don’t let the worry of being limited with your website needs. Because with this type of server, you never will be!