VPS Hosting

Virtual Private Server (VPS) hosting is the hosting of separate entities for different customers in a single server. This technology allows the provider to partition and create multiple virtual servers from one physical server.

Customers would share the server which includes the hardware itself and the connection. However, they would enjoy the benefits almost similar to dedicated hosting such as their private operating system and file system, allowing freedom of accessibility and security.

Hence, this configuration can be considered as an environment in between a shared and a dedicated hosting. Ultimately, an advanced performance and privacy can be achieved at a lesser cost than for a dedicated hosting.

In terms of control, customers would be able to access administrative tasks such as changing server configurations, installing software, hosting multiple sites and rebooting the server. Thus it is imperative that customers who require greater accessibility and security of their server to opt for this type of account.

If you are planning to move from a shared to a dedicated environment without having to incur significant rise of costs, the logical step is to move to VPS hosting server first.

Since the operating system and file system are separate for each customer, users can expect a guaranteed share of the server in terms of CPU, disk input/output and network.