Find Dedicated Servers in the District of Columbia

The District of Columbia, or Washington D.C., is the capital of the United States, and as such is a federal district and a distinct entity separate from the surrounding states. Centers of all three branches of the United States government are housed in D.C., as well as a horde of lobbying groups, one hundred and seventy-four foreign embassies, the headquarters of the IMF and World Bank and the Pan American Health Association. Government entities do not slow down during times of recession or depression, so the district is somewhat resistant to economic downturn. Various magazines and other periodicals have rated the District of Columbia in the top ten favorable places for business expansion repeatedly.

Media Outlets

Washington D.C. is a center of national and international media. Several of the top media outlets in the world are headquartered in the District of Columbia including C-SPAN, BET, NPR, PBS, National Geographic Channel, Smithsonian Networks, XM Satellite Radio, Travel Channel, Discovery Channel, PBS and Radio One. Education, finance, public policy and scientific research are all growing industries in D.C.. There are five Fortune 1000 companies operating in D.C., of which two are Fortune 500 companies.

Dedicated Server Advantages?

Switching from a shared server to a dedicated server is a big step and investment in your web business's growth. The pitfalls of shared service are considerable impediments to the expansion of a web based business, as they are directly connected to customer service. Negative and repeating variables such as slowed response time, system overload, bad scripts and codes implemented by the other server clients, and the occasion of your page being blocked by a customer attempting to block your neighbor are reduced to bad memories when you move to dedicated server hosting.

Your Server = Your Choice

When shopping for a dedicated server host, you will be offered your choice of operating system and hardware for your server. After choosing the systems that suit you, be sure to get system support. System support is often presented as an after- thought or bonus feature, but it can be an indispensable asset. Core updates include kernel upgrades, service packs, application updates, and security patches that protect the server. Preventative measures are always preferable to problem shooting or the loss of potential clientele.

Uptime Hustle

Uptime is a term that will be presented to you in two ways but in just one package. Hosting uptime is the percentage of time that the service is available to users over the internet-i.e.: the percentage of time when the server is functioning properly. Dedicated server providers will lay claim to a 99.9% uptime guarantee. However, in the event of planned or unplanned maintenance and restarts, the provider's definition of uptime is likely to shift and then mean the period of time when the server is powered on, and does not account for downtime. Be conscious of bonuses based in uptime guarantees.

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