Before we get on with the benefits of the dedicated server let us understand what exactly is meant by the term "Dedicated." Simply stated dedicated means that the resources such as hard disk space and bandwidth are exclusive to you and are not shared with others. When you host your website on a shared server you are basically sharing resources with others which might not be a bad thing if you are starting a website on an experimental basis but if you are running a professional high traffic web application on a shared server you risk losing your clients credibility....