Windows Server Virtual Servers VMs:

• Lower cost entry point when you have fewer users and fewer resource needs
• Very flexible because cpu/ram/disk space can be added in minutes – so start smaller/less expensive and expand as needed
• Able to bundle Riptide’s Microsoft Licensing via SPLA on both VMs or Dedicated for Windows, RDS, Office & SQL
• Limitation on our VMs: Cannot use your own MS licensing, free SQL Express is ok.  Can only use Office & SQL Standard licensing through Riptide.
• Full image backup included where we can restore a full VM in minutes
• Includes 1 Public/Static IP address
• Cannot use your own hardware firewall/vpn device (which you can colocate with a dedicated server)
• Generally limited to 300 GB disk space is which plenty for most but not all clients

Windows Dedicated Hardware Servers:

• Great for handling much higher levels of users, cpu, ram and disk space
• Comes with much higher amounts of CPU, disk space and RAM
• Includes 3 Public/Static IP addresses
• Dedicated server is the only option to use your own Microsoft licensing for SQL Server Standard or Office due to Microsoft Licensing Terms
• Not as flexible because we have to swap out hardware pieces to increase ram, cpu, disk space
• More expensive entry-point
• Able to use Riptide’s Microsoft Licensing via SPLA on both VMs or Dedicated for Windows, RDS, Office & SQL
• If applicable, having a dedicated server is the only option for a client to co-locate a hardware firewall/VPN device in front of the server
• We have an optional full image backup offering (starting at $150/mo) (which is more expensive than on VMs)
• Dell Idrac Enterprise offering out-of-band console access (uses one of the three IP addresses)