There are many benefits associated with renting a server over buying one and all of them revolve around saving money and time.
Read the following sections diligently to understand the above statement better.
Renting a server takes the challenge out of buying the right hardware
An associate of a renowned firm that offers server on rent in Mumbai explained that choosing the right configuration of a server is crucial.
The overall configuration of a server depends on the preferences, requirements and overall size of a business. This means that one would need to spend a lot of time sifting through the countless server options available offline, as well as on the online market.
Shopping for a piece of computer hardware is a time consuming and almost complex task hence business owners would rather rent a server than buy one. Server rental firms know what would be the best option for a particular client, and business owners, who want to focus on the growth of their venture without wasting their time choosing a server on rent.
Renting a server means you can upgrade its hardware on the fly
Technology advances in the blink of an eye.
Given the advancement in technology occurring at such a rapid pace, getting a server on rent makes more sense in this time and age. Renting ensures you stay ahead of the competition. It allows you to upgrade, and even downgrade, if need be, with a simple phone call. Your technology expense will reduce drastically while still staying ahead on the technology curve.
When you rent a server there is another big advantage that one often doesn’t realise. Renting allows you to use technology that’s right for you, even if it’s a generation old. Not all your applications or services will need the latest technology, then why pay the huge price for the latest technology and not even use the power available with that latest technology. Hence, it is no wonder that firms offering server on rent in Bangalore and the rest of the nation are witnessing an exponential expansion in their client base in the last few years!
You would not need to have a dedicated IT team to maintain the server
A server remains online for the majority of its operational life. Now, when a piece of computer hardware like a server is online round the clock, it is bound to face some technical issues down the line. To ensure that the downtime period of a server is as short as possible, business owners who have invested in a server would also need to hire a dedicated team of IT professionals who will be responsible for the server.
All of this takes up expensive real estate and adds to your recurring costs. This can be controlled. When you rent a server, you also have the option to choose services that come at a very nominal price that allows you to have your server managed, monitored for errors or failures that occur, or even when they are expected to occur, and through this proactive management the server rental company ensures any failures are curtailed before they take place.
Any failures are attended to in the shortest possible time and the rental companies offer various SLA’s (Service Level Agreements) that one can choose from based on their service level requirements. Server Rental companies also offer 24/7/365 support with very minor additions to your rental costs which is definitely way less than hiring a team to do the same.
According to a recent questionnaire on rental trends that was sent to server rental companies, majority of them mentioned of the surge in business from Maharashtra from businesses choosing to avail their services specially those offering a server on rent in Pune.
Renting a server allows you flexibility
When you rent a server, you have the option to rent it for a short or long period of time. You can return the server in case your project is not working well, or in case you have had to downsize. You can subsequently also add more power to your rental server for a short or long period of time, depending on your requirement. All of this is done at a very short notice.
Last but not the least, renting a server helps you to put your capital to better use such as using the resources to expand your business or any other business-critical activity. Technology is a high depreciating equipment and in constant need for monitoring, maintenance, upkeep and ensuring keeping up with technological advancements that happen so rapidly now.
Renting helps you protect the environment too. Rental companies ensure maximising the life of the equipment and then scrap it responsibly.
Conclusion
With all of the above aspects in mind, it is easy to see why business owners prefer and should rent servers instead of buying one. Running a business is a big responsibility and on top of that, it also comes with recurring costs. Buying a server will only add to your financial liabilities as a business owner. Hence, if you want to cut yourself some slack, rent a server and refrain from buying one. Agreed!?
Parth Bhavnani
