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1&1 Windows Dedicated Servers

1&1 Windows Dedicated Servers
1and1’s Window l dedicated servers come installed with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition 64 bit. There isn’t a huge amount of difference between the Enterprise Edition and the Standard Edition of Windows Server 2003 for the average web hosting needs and both will deliver similar performance.

Parallels Plesk for Windows Control Panel
Parallels Plesk 8.3 is deployed on 1&1 Windows Servers. Plesk is a very, good control panel made by Parallels (who make the mac windows emulator software). The control panel offers four access levels: administrator, reseller, website owner and mail user. Being the server operator, you have access to all levels.

Parallels Plesk for Windows is probably the best control panel around for Windows hosting with a nice and easy to use and intuitive interface

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Please note if you decide to rent a 1&1 Windows Dedicated Server you are responsible for everything as the administrator. Unlike shared hosting 1&1 does not take responsibilty over administration tasks.

Unlike shared or reseller web hosting, you will need to take care of security updates, patching, backups, user administration, security, and database administration. However the use of the Parallels Plesk for Windows control panel, makes the user, email and website management much easier.

We would recommend you register at Microsoft’s Windows Server website in order to receive newest updates, in addition to configuring, Windows Update and having a firewall enabled on your server. Please note that while 1&1’s prices are extremely reasonable, support is limited and may vary. If the server becomes unreachable, or configuration changes result in an unbootable server, the only choice you may have left, might be to have the server re-imaged. This will result in the loss of all data and websites. So be sure you always have a backup strategy.