VPS servers

VPS server is a popular name of Virtual Private Server – one of the most advanced hosting services in entire industry. VPS is so popular because of cloud technologies used to manage this type of web hosting. Let us introduce this service and term.

What is a VPS server?

VPS server is not a stand-alone dedicated server. It is not even a physical thing. It is a virtual part in few servers connected to a one service and protected from the other users or outsiders. That is why we read Virtual Private Server. It is sometimes called VDS server – Virtual dedicated server, but it means the same. Virtualization technology based closed and secured server.

What is a VPS server service?

The VPS server service is also called Cloud hosting as it uses the Cloud computing technologies to deploy and manage the server resources. The main cloud technology is virtualization. That means the space in different dedicated servers is divided into special nodes which have own storage space, CPU and RAM as well as bandwidth. Connecting several nodes into one will grant the bigger storage, CPU, RAM and bandwidth. This technology is well developed and still being developed by the major software providers. Is it secure? Absolutely! If one of the dedicated servers with one node is damaged, infected, hacked or malfunctioning, the data is not lost as it is distributed among the other nodes as well. Another advantage of VPS hosting is that additional resources can be added to the service in minutes as they do not require turning off the server itself (like managing dedicated servers). This means that server will be functioning interruptedly all the time. Additional features can be installed on demand every time customer needs. Payment for the service may be different – monthly or based on resources used actually.

Who need VPS server?

VPS server is a great option for middle and large business as well as enterprises which use their storage for other reasons besides website hosting and e-mail. VPS servers can be used:

• By personal blogs and business websites with huge traffic;
• By any size companies with the websites which contain lots of downloadable material;
• By social networks, forums, and other communities with high activity;
• By the companies that have streaming media in their websites;
• By the companies who want to have some secure collaboration and business management tools like ERP, CRM, Project management tools, internal social networks, online accounting solutions etc.
• Anyone who would like paying for what they actually use instead of fixed monthly fees.