Discount Dedicated Hosting
This Windows-based Hosting solution scenario typically involves a very low-cost dedicated server offer from a service provider with the following conditions:
| • | Each customer has their own servers in the service provider’s hosted environment. |
| • | The customer retains administrative control over their own servers. |
| • | Service provider offers few or no value-added services to the customer. |
How the Microsoft Solution for Windows-based Hosting Can Help
It is important for dedicated hosting providers, particularly smaller operations, to maintain a competitive advantage through offering desirable services on a stable, scalable infrastructure while keeping their costs low to maximize profitability. Without a way to globally manage servers, providers must manually install software, perform updates, manage users and perform many other manual maintenance tasks.
With Windows-based Hosting , hosting providers can keep operating costs down by reducing the need for personnel, and improve consistent service quality standards and reliability by ensuring that each server is managed and updated in a consistent fashion.
Control Panel Software
Service providers offering discount dedicated Web hosting should consider offering control panel software that allows customers to independently manage administrative tasks such as adding e-mail accounts, reviewing statistics, and performing backup and restore functions. Control panels automate system and site management tasks through the use of a graphical user interface. You can typically customize the interface to incorporate your company’s branding elements. Control panels can accelerate your time to market, ease administrative burdens, and increase your efficiency. Visit the to learn about Microsoft technology partners, including those that provide control panel software
Applicable Solution Components
Most organizations offering Discount Dedicated Hosting should consider deploying the Server Purposing, Centralized Management, and Update Management infrastructure components, along with the Web Hosting service. The following figure calls out these components.
Figure: Discount Dedicated Hosting solution components
Deployment Tasks
Steps you will likely follow to deploy Discount Dedicated Hosting are shown in the following table.
Table: Recommended Deployment Steps for Discount Dedicated Hosting
| Steps | Description |
Server Purposing relies on Automated Deployment Services (ADS) to easily and efficiently create a standard server deployment for each customer. | |
2. Build Centralized Management and Build Update Management, as needed | If your business model expands to include managed services, use these solution components to provide basic services. |
Use Web Hosting to include a basic Internet Information Services (IIS) Web site on each dedicated server. |
