Today we’ll speak about the big servers. That means the equipment with 10 and even 20 Gbps bandwidth. And the proverb about mushroom pickers is true for servers. So who uses these configurations?
10 Gbps
Video on demand. It’s actually for media providers if broadcasting or offering the Blockbuster library. Sometimes they increase the capacity. This type of usage includes video streaming, especially HD. They require wide channels. Thus the 10gb dedicated server is a must-have. Don’t forget to configure it for streaming.
File-sharing projects and information systems seem to deal with minimum visual content and text, but they gather a significant audience. Especially if it’s educational or legal. The wider channel guarantees comfort to more customers than required.
Backup. It must quickly recover the damaged information, so the challenge needs more considerable resources than usual.
The backup connects the failover operations. This direction benefits from the wide channel because it provides better synchronization. If the first server fails to respond, the second takes control of the situation at 10 Gbps speed.
Content distribution networks are the beneficiaries of 10-gigabit channels. They guarantee the delivery of the cached content to the users. Sometimes you feel desperate if the desired file download lasts for ages because the provider decided to save money instead of bigger bandwidth.
Video multiplayer games. That requires powerful equipment, including GPU. But they fail with limits, and the width of the connection reduces its effectiveness.
20 Gbps
All these categories switch to 20 gbps if their audience doubles or the channel becomes narrow to satisfy the interest. But some other categories need this speed by default. These are miners. Yes, they use electricity to earn bitcoins, but they need to scan the space to confirm the transaction is valid. Thus a dedicated speedy port helps to boost this speed.
The virtual private servers also need bigger capacity because they need to provide the user’s speed as if it connects via its provider despite masking its location. That’s why a redundant VPN allows you to watch foreign online video platforms and blocked content.
The scientific and modeling experiments and applications need significant resources to keep the data on time. 20 Gbps is the start for them increasing with the program continuation.
There may be myriad ways to use these extensive resources. Every day opens new challenges, so VSYS Host continues to build and expand its network to satisfy its clients’ demands. Call us to find out more!