A Managed Dedicated Hosting plan is also similar to a Co-location Plan. The user leases a server from the host and has the data center provide a great level of support and maintenance. This maintenance typically includes services such as server uptime monitoring, a hardware warranty and security patch updates.

The user has their own Web server but is not allowed full control over it such as root access for Linux or administrator access for Windows. However, they are allowed to manage their data via FTP or other remote management tools. The user is disallowed full control so that the provider can guarantee quality of service by not allowing the user to modify the server or potentially create configuration problems.

So again, be sure that your managed dedicated host is specific about its managed services so that it does not disguise an unmanaged dedicated offering as a managed dedicated server. This has been known to happen, which is why it is important to do your homework and ask the right questions.

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