Virtual Private Server (VPS) Vs Dedicated Server
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Considering A Virtual Private Server:

A simple definition of VPS is "something more than a shared server but less than a dedicated one". It's like a server running inside another server. The concept has pretty much matured and software advancements in this technology are here to back its growth.

By applying technology such as that made available by Ensim Instant Server, a hosting company can actually divide a physical server into a number of virtual or private systems. Amazingly, each private server has it's own unique file system, disk space, user space (including virtual root), process space, CPU, bandwidth, and memory allocations.

With VPS technology, you almost enjoy all the benefits of a dedicated server. These include isolating the performance of your websites from the rest, non-sharing of your applications, having your own set of IP addresses, enjoying root access that allows you to fully manage the admin tasks, as well as utilizing guaranteed memory, cpu, bandwidth, disk space, uptime etc. Best of all, you enjoy all these features at a fraction of the cost of a dedicated server.

Popular Hosts For VPS

Just Virtual Dedicated Servers

The Hype:
"Harnessing the power of both Linux and FreeBSD operating systems, we make sure that each VPS we sell is up and running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year."

Facts & Figures
Employs RAID-1 storage using SCSI Disks.

Burst Net

The Hype:
"BurstNET charges a flat rate per month, for cpu, memory, diskspace, and bandwidth allotments, which you can then utilize for any number of websites in any method that you desire."

Facts & Figures
Employs Virtuzzo as VPS Software.

VPS Land

The Hype:
"VPSLAND.com uses the most advanced technology available to deliver the hosting services you need. Our hosting solution provides a powerful, yet easy to use Virtual Private Server (VPS) environment for all plans."

Facts & Figures
Employs XEN Virtual Machine Monitor as Virtualization Technology.

Other Sections In This Guide:
Server OS ... Before Anything Else, Hardware Issues, Managed VS Unmanaged Server, Considering A Virtual Private Server, Data Center & Server Connectivity Issues, Web Server Administration, DNS & BIND Overview, Remote Administration