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Dedicated servers. Bare metal. You’ve probably heard both terms — sometimes interchangeably — and often without context

What are they? What’s the same? What’s different?
Here’s what you need to know

Dedicated server hosting isn’t new — these managed servers have been around for years but were targeted at power users due to setup and deployment complexity. The concept is simple: Companies get complete access to a standalone server designed to their specifications

Bare metal cloud servers, meanwhile, are fully customizable physical servers in the cloud. It is like a Dedicated Server, but tied into a cloud environment to give you the flexibility you need without managing multiple environments. Often, businesses combine multiple bare metal servers to create their own private cloud environment

The biggest benefit of dedicated server hosting and bare metal server hosting is that companies get complete access to server hardware without having it on-site. Thus, it’s easier for IT administrators to strengthen their focus on line-of-business initiatives and technology innovation. It makes it possible for businesses to leverage the power of cloud services without the potential issue of VM-related resource drain or resource contention, such as the "noisy neighbor" problem

What’s the best fit for your business? Dedicated servers or bare metal servers?
Companies looking to reduce server complexity and management needs were well-served by dedicated options as long as they were prepared for potentially rocky startups

Bare metal, meanwhile, came with the promise of low latency and high performance to handle big data applications or high-volume transactions, but required IT teams to set up and configure server environments

At Steadfast, we offer the best of both worlds: Bare metal cloud servers that combine the flexibility of bare metalwith the simplicity of dedicated server management because all of our systems are backed by the entire Steadfast team. All Steadfast servers come with The Steadfast Advantage to make sure you have the support you need in engineering, setting up, and maintaining your environment


With Steadfast, you don't need to pick a support level since we provide Critical Business Support, which covers the availability of all core services provided by Steadfast, standard. Our included support meets or exceeds service levels that competitors commonly bill as premium options. Instead, we deliver comprehensive managed services and support from day one — a benefit that we call the Steadfast "Advantage."
Dedicated Server Pricing
We’ve made the building and deployment of dedicated servers simple. Our solutions deliver dependable and affordable options to build bare metal cloud environments or deploy individual servers — all managed through Steadfast's support team

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Standard Server Models
RAM
Hard Drive
Specifications
Monthly (w/1 year term)
Dual Intel® Xeon® Silver 4208
128GB
2x 480GB SSD
Dual 8-core | 16-thread | 2.1 GHz CPU | HA
$500.00
Dual Intel® Xeon® Silver 4216
192GB
2x 480GB SSD
Dual 16-core | 32-thread | 2.1 GHz CPU | HA
$600.00
Dual Intel® Xeon® Gold 6252
512GB
2x 480GB SSD
Dual 24-core | 48-thread | 2.1 GHz CPU | HA
$1050.00
On-Demand Server Models
RAM
Hard Drive
Specifications
Monthly (no terms)
Dual Intel® Xeon® E3-1230
8GB
2x 500GB SATA
4-core | 8-thread | 3.2 GHz CPU
$100.00
Dual Intel® Xeon® E3-1230
8GB
1x 480GB SSD
4-core | 8-thread | 3.2 GHz CPU
$110.00
Dual Intel® Xeon® E5-2609
16GB
2x 500GB SATA
Dual 4-core | 4-thread | 2.4 GHz CPU
$165.00
Dual Intel® Xeon® E5-2609
16GB
1x 480GB SSD
Dual 4-core | 4-thread | 2.4 GHz CPU
$175.00
“We couldn't be happier with our managed hosting at Steadfast. They answer tickets quicker than anyone I've seen and have consistently gone above and beyond. We're able to just worry about our core business, they take care of everything else. ”
STEVEN BEASLEY, DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL MEDIA, Museum of Science and Industry Chicago