By Carmella Watts


There has been a lot of pre-launch buzz surrounding the Bluehost dedicated server, and it only seems to be growing after the launch. Let's take a look at what customers are in store for. After all, it was only a few months ago that Bluehost was looked upon as a respectable shared hosting provider. Suddenly they're the hottest new thing on the market, offering VPS and dedicated machines backed up by what they say is an unmatched level of IT infrastructure and support.

The machines are assembled by Bluehost engineers using industrial grade processors and the best parts available at the moment. These custom-built servers are then loaded with a cutting-edge operating system that is based on a custom linux kernel developed in-house. All the servers are housed in the company's own data center in Utah.

A cloud-based system bridges customers with the hardware, which means that upgrades are seamless and the customer never faces any disruption of service. Support teams work round the clock to make sure all systems are up 24/7. A nationwide fiber network and backup power provided by diesel generators makes their jobs a lot easier. In fact, customers all over the world can expect access through multiple 10 GB fiber connections.

Since all of this, including the fiber, data center and support are operated and maintained directly by Bluehost, dedicated server issues can be dealt with easily through a single contact. Unlike other web hosts who outsource functions, Bluehost customers don't get shunted off to various contractors. The average hold time for a customer support call does not exceed 30 seconds.

The managed hosting control panel has been enhanced so that it can facilitate both server management and all the web-hosting tools that are typically used by shared hosting clients. But the best part is at the beginning when a new customer signs up. Instant provisioning has the account up and running within seconds. There are no delays, and the administrator gets full root access and ability to use the control panel and other tools immediately.

RAID mirrors ensure integrity of customer data on the machine. Network peaks don't slowdown performance since huge amounts of bandwidths are made available. Administrative users can use the same login ID to access all tools and protected areas, which makes user management a lot easier and more secure.

The hardware configuration varies slightly based on the choice of package. For instance, the processor may be dual or quad core. The amount of RAM varies from 4-16 GB, while the size of the two HDDs may be either 500 GB or 1000 GB each. Additional storage space can be accessed in 500 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB increments. The basic bandwidth available per month varies from 5-15 TB.

All customers get a free domain name, 3-5 dedicated IPs and KVM virtualization inclusive in the package cost. At present, there are three separate Bluehost dedicated server packages, each of which can be paid for by the month, quarterly, half-yearly or on an annual basis. All customers opting for their own private machine have a 30-day money back guarantee, in addition to 50 percent off on the first month.




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