Virtual Private Servers And Dedicated Servers Explained:
In this article: With today's fast-moving technology, realistic solutions now exist to enable simple and cost effective alternatives to traditional servers. The day of the VPS (Virtual Private Server) has arrived, making it possible to have a full server feature-set available, configured precisely to the needs of the customer, running as a software machine with all of the benefits and without the complications of hardware.
Unlike shared hosting, a VPS offers guaranteed access to the server's CPU, so the degree of CPU and RAM usage is configurable according to the needs and budget of the customer. This makes for a very flexible approach that is completely scalable.
Offering full root access (because a VPS is in effect a fully fledged server) the same degree of customisation and control over how each process works is now possible just in the same way a hardware server can be set up. This is one of the major plus points of virtualisation and allows almost limitless tweaks to suit a user's needs.
Now consider the options available when it becomes apparent that the installation of any software on the VPS is permissible, which creates a level playing field with a hardware solution and removes any previous barriers to deliver an environment that can be made to precisely fit requirements.
Most customers who require the benefits of a VPS will most likely wish to host more than one website, and this is where a virtualized environment scores highly. Multiple domains can easily be set up and websites can be created in any way that suits. No restrictions, no real world limits, the door is open to developers and small business to completely realise the potential of virtualisation, subject only to the resources that they specify in the initial account set up. And being expandable the possibilities are almost endless; and painless, too.
Offering freedom from being forced to use a particular Operating System, the choice of using a Linux or Windows environment (and with options there, too) it is just a question of ticking the box to specify the system and degree of performance that is needed — yet further reasons to consider a reliable software rather than a hardware approach.
Finally, the most persuasive argument of all is probably one of cost. When a physical box (the hardware server) requires physical maintenance, storage, and dedicated power, the costs of keeping such a system running reliably is always going to have a premium attached to it. With the exciting advent of a virtualised alternative, the virtual private server, none of this applies, as there are no material constraints or demands and this is reflected not only in the simplification of everyday usage but also in the scaling of costs, the savings of which are passed on to the customer and can be seen to be considerable, offering a previously unattainable level of service, features, and flexibility that could only be dreamt of just a few years back. This modern alternative, the Virtual Private Server, is here, right now, and the price not only is right, but undeniably within the reach of every business.
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