There are major three types of servers - on-premises servers, cloud servers, hybrid servers. Businesses are opting more for cloud servers due to reliability, affordability and security.

The TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) of the server depends on many factors. However, the major factor is the type of server you choose to deploy. For instance, the monthly cost of cloud server ownership is almost 60% less than on-premises servers.

A server disaster is not a rare thing. Due to human error or cyber attack, every data stored on the server can be wiped out. However, thanks to disaster recovery techniques and the server support team’s quick response, you can easily retrieve the lost data and find the cause of data loss to avoid the same incident in the future.

To measure the server performance, you need to consider many performance metrics such as throughput, data in and data out, average response time, peak response time, hardware utilization, thread count, uptime, and HTTP server error rate.

The key hardware components of the server are the motherboard, CPU, RAM, hard drive, network/port, and GPU.

There are multiple server operating systems. However, Microsoft and Ubuntu are the most-used server operating systems.

Though the server performs many important tasks, the major task of the server is to get a user request and process it. It also saves heaps of crucial data.

• Use a Secure Connection
• Use SSH Keys Authentication
• Use FTPS
• Use VPN
• Monitor Login Attempts
• Manage Users
• Set Password Requirements
• Keep Software Updated