Dedicated v/s Managed Servers

Services

Dedicated Servers

Managed Servers

Setup

Server deploymentYes TickYes Tick
WHMCS InstallationYes TickYes Tick
cPanel InstallationYes TickYes Tick
Installation of core software packagesYes TickYes Tick
Installation of popular CMSesNo XYes Tick
Firewall installation and configurationNo XYes Tick
Add-On setup and configuration (IP blocks, Softaculous etc.)No XYes Tick

Security

Upgrades for cPanelYes TickYes Tick
Upgrades for OSYes TickYes Tick
Upgrades of core software packagesYes TickYes Tick
Timely security auditsNo XYes Tick

OS hardening

No XYes Tick
Countering spam (inbound and outbound)No XYes Tick
On-request anti-virus and malware scansNo XYes Tick
Regular security enhancementsNo XYes Tick

Maintenance and Repair

Server boot issuesYes TickYes Tick
Network issuesYes TickYes Tick
Hardware issuesYes TickYes Tick
Core OS updates and patchesYes TickYes Tick
Reverse DNS set upYes TickYes Tick
Repair of cPanel installationYes TickYes Tick
Best efforts third party application supportNo XYes Tick
Repair of all supported softwareNo XYes Tick
On-request updates of supported softwareNo XYes Tick
Full web server support including ApacheNo XYes Tick
Full control panel supportNo XYes Tick
Log file analysisNo XYes Tick

Monitoring

Uptime monitoringNo XYes Tick
All services monitoring (HTTP, FTP, cPanel, Plesk)No XYes Tick
Advanced protocol monitoring (HTTP, HTTPS, FTP etc.)No XYes Tick
Critical resources monitoringNo XYes Tick

Other Services

Setting up scheduled back ups over SAN or another serverNo XYes Tick
Advanced migration services of unlimited accounts and sizeNo XYes Tick
MySQL optimizationNo XYes Tick
Protection from spamNo XYes Tick