Server Hosting / Server Housing / Colocation / Bare Metal Hosting / Rack Space Rental / Server Cabinet Rent / Data Center Rental / Server Hotel: All these terms are essentially the same: renting space in a data center to house your servers or IT equipment. Customers rent "rack units", entire cabinets or parts of entire data center and can use the data center's power, cooling, and networking. We offer this service as Smart Colocation, which also includes Remote Smart Hands service.
Dedicated Hosting / Dedicated Server / Dedicated Private Server / Bare Metal Rental: Providing clients with a dedicated private server that's exclusively for their use. It means you get the entire physical server (hardware) to yourself with full root/admin access. So, if you not have a server yourself, we can rent one for you.
Server Storage / NAS: A service that offers specialized storage space for server data which is typically quite large (typically 40TB or more).
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS): An online service that provides virtualized computing resources over the internet. Clients can rent virtual machines, storage, and networking components.
VPS Hosting (Virtual Private Server) / Cloud Server: A hosting solution that divides a physical server into multiple virtual ones. Each virtual server operates independently, making it more secure and customizable than shared hosting, but still inferior to Dedicated Private Server, which is most private and secure because you do not share your resources with anybody.
Managed Hosting: A hosting service where the provider manages and maintains the Virtual or Dedicated server, including software updates, security patches, and backups. It's a hands-off approach for the client.
Shared Hosting: A web hosting solution where multiple clients and websites reside on a single web server. It's a more economical option suitable for smaller websites, but is not best for optimal security and privacy.
Data Center Services: Comprehensive solutions that involve hosting, managing, and maintaining IT infrastructure in a specialized facility. This can include server storage, security measures, and backup services.
Although we focus mainly on Smart Colocation, we can offer all of the services listed above. Just contact us at hello@smart42u.com and let us know what you need.