Amherst Systems splits dedicated server pricing into two paths. Unmanaged dedicated is for teams that want the hardware quoted around the workload and handle routine administration themselves. Managed dedicated keeps the same quote-based hardware model but adds the published management layer for one server.
Dedicated hardware remains quote based in both cases. The difference is whether ongoing server administration stays with your team or is layered onto the deployment through Lite, Standard, or Pro management.
Dedicated hardware is still matched to the workload instead of forced into a generic public server card.
Managed dedicated starts with the Lite management layer added on top of quoted hardware.
Both dedicated paths keep the core value of one customer per machine.
The infrastructure remains workload-matched bare metal. The decision is whether your team or Amherst Systems handles ongoing server administration.
Single-tenant hardware for teams that want the machine quoted around the workload and are prepared to handle routine administration themselves.
Quote-based dedicated hardware combined with the Lite, Standard, or Pro management layer for customers who want Amherst Systems involved in ongoing server operations.
The dedicated hardware decision and the support decision are intentionally separate. That keeps the quote honest and makes it easier to compare hardware-only deployments with managed ones.
Short answers about the managed and unmanaged dedicated server split.
The split separates the hardware decision from the support decision. Unmanaged dedicated is for teams that operate the box themselves, while managed dedicated adds the published management layer to a quoted dedicated server.
No. Dedicated hardware remains quote based so the server profile, storage layout, bandwidth expectations, and protection requirements can be matched to the workload.
Use the dedicated pricing comparison page to choose between unmanaged dedicated and managed dedicated before opening the detail page that matches your operating model.