Running a server is usually one of the most stressful things a person can force upon a computer and although it is indeed possible to run a server with some of the most updated computers these days, not even the best home computers can guarantee a nice amount of uptime for the simple reason that a company interested in providing dedicated server hosting will always be able to offer backup servers and power options should something happen with the power of the server while people who don’t actually have a backup server will just have to deal with their own single computer.
One of the great things about having a server hosted elsewhere is that most companies guarantee a high rate of uptime for their servers because that’s exactly what they’re in the business to do and most reputable companies providing server hosting tend to offer an amazing level of uptime that’s over ninety nine percent. While issues do sometimes happen and sometimes a server does go down, it’s usually something catastrophic such as a natural disaster or the complete destruction of the entire server farm.
One interesting aspect of modern server hosting is that many companies these days will provide server options with backups that aren’t anywhere near the initial server farm so that uptime can be guaranteed at almost a hundred percent because the backup facility or facilities will not be in the same area as the initial server farm so if a natural disaster or something occurs, it won’t be as big a deal.