Just Some of the uses for a Dedicated Server:

• Virtual or Shared Hosting
• Gaming Servers
• Photo Storage
• Email Servers
• Development/Staging Servers
• File Servers
• Database Servers
• Backup Servers
• Monitoring Servers
• Blogging Servers

Virtual or Shared Hosting
These servers provide hosting of multiple domains or websites on one server. Many web designers will get a server from us and host multiple sites and charge the customers accordingly depending on their usage (Space and Mail Accounts). What you earn from your customer base could more than cover your own operating overhead and server fees, with additional profits each month!

Gaming Servers
These servers are used to run online games and allows the users to play games with other players all over the world.

Photo Storage
These servers can be used for your family photos and online family albums. This a great way to have your family members (where ever they are in the world) post pictures on the server for everyone else in the immediate family to view despite being so far away.

Email Servers
These servers enable a company to host as many mail accounts they might need for employees. The Web function allows any of the employees that have mail accounts on the server to check their mail by simply having access to a browser.

Development/Staging Servers
These servers are used mainly by developers to provide a low cost and low risk development environment for testing specific projects before being moved to production.

File Servers
These servers are mainly used for sharing large documents between organizations. These files can be accessed and downloaded as soon as they are posted. These servers may also be used for entertainment such as music and video file sharing.

Database Servers
Running a database can be resource intensive, so hosting your databases on a dedicated server is the best way to reduce the overhead involved. It also provides the power to manage your databases without risking your other services.

Backup Servers
Backup servers are very important to many people for backing up important or mission critical files. These servers are especially important to companies because the data that is backed up is usually database information. These files are best not stored in one place, hence the backup server.

Monitoring Servers
Monitoring servers are used by organizations that are doing hosting elsewhere and there business depends on statistics and ensuring the server remains up. The Administrators will install specific monitoring and statistical tools (such as Webtrends or Urchin) to keep tabs on the performance of their server and business.

Blogging Servers
These servers are much like online journals. This is a way to have an online column of what you'd like others to see that you have found to be very interesting. Some might consider Slashdot.org a blogging site.