Rent a dedicated server in the Netherlands

Short answer

A dedicated server is a physical server that only you use: all the computing power, memory and storage go to your workload. You rent it from Jevana in our rack in a data centre in the Netherlands, without buying hardware yourself. It is the choice for heavy databases, software licensed per machine, or requirements that rule out sharing with others.

Virtual or physical

Question	VPS	Dedicated server
Who uses the hardware	Several clients, strictly separated	You alone
Scaling up	A setting	Adding or replacing hardware
After a fault	Can be restored as a whole on other hardware	Repair first, then carry on
Performance	Predictable, within what is assigned	Everything the machine can do
Fits	Nearly everything	Heavy databases, per-machine licences, isolation requirements

First ask whether you need one

A dedicated server sounds sturdier than a virtual one. In practice it is mainly less flexible. More memory is a setting on a virtual server and a screwdriver on a physical one. And a virtual server can be restored from backup as a whole on other hardware, while a physical one has to be repaired first.

The reasons to do it anyway are concrete. A database that uses all the memory of a machine. Software whose licence is charged per physical processor. A client or regulator who demands that nothing is shared. If you recognise none of these, a VPS or a private cloud is almost always the better choice.

A private cloud as an alternative

How it works

Whose server it is: Ours. You rent it by the month and do not have to buy or depreciate hardware.
Where it stands: In our rack, in a data centre in Hengelo.
Specification: Matched to the workload. We advise on the basis of what your software asks for.
Management: By you, with full access, or by us.
Backup: To separate storage outside the server itself.

Questions

When do you choose a dedicated server over a VPS?

Choose a dedicated server when your workload needs the full capacity of a machine, when software licences are charged per physical server, or when rules say hardware may not be shared. In all other cases a VPS is more flexible and back sooner after a fault. Most websites, online shops and business applications do not need a dedicated server.

What happens if the hardware breaks?

Then we replace the part. How the machine is built to absorb the loss of a single disk is in your proposal. With a fault that hits the whole machine, the workload stands still until the repair is done or until we have restored the latest backup on other hardware. If you cannot carry that risk, have the environment mirrored to a second location.

Can you also manage a dedicated server?

Yes. You can take the server bare and manage it yourself, or leave the management to us: updates, security, monitoring and backups. It is the same service as for a managed virtual server, only on a machine of its own. A mixed form is possible too, where we do the operating system and your own administrator does the applications.

Can I switch to a virtual environment later?

Yes. If the machine turns out too big, or you want more flexibility, we move the workload to one or more virtual servers. The data goes with it, and the IP address can be kept by arrangement. The other way round works as well: a virtual server that outgrows its limits moves to hardware of its own.

Goes well with

Tell us what you run.

An introduction costs nothing. You talk straight away to one of the two people who will actually do the work.

Get in touch

or email info@jevana.systems

A dedicated server: a whole machine, for you alone.