| Business hosting solutions that are dependable are in | | | | Choice between VDS and VPS |
| increasing demand by medium sized and small | | | | As they are both very similar, let us consider their |
| companies. They require cost effective solutions that | | | | differences and see which is better. The major |
| are more powerful than provided on platforms that | | | | differences are in the operating systems being utilized |
| share hosting. Around the mid of 2000, a lot of | | | | in VDS and VPS. Hyper Visor was developed for use |
| companies discovered that a middle-of-road avenue | | | | on the Windows Enterprise Edition and Server 2008 |
| existed between a dedicated and a shared server, | | | | Standard. A selection of Linux and Unix options |
| known as VPS or Virtual Private Server Hosting. | | | | together with any Windows OS can be used to run |
| This new service of web hosting enabled installation | | | | this application, just like the web server, Apache. VPS |
| of software components, running their applications | | | | has similar capabilities although VDS may be more |
| and providing root access in isolated logical containers, | | | | suited for larger web sites and applications needing |
| thereby providing a higher level of control to the | | | | more memory. |
| businesses. The software was developed by Parallel | | | | Web hosting companies providing virtualization |
| who soon rose to become a leader in the market of | | | | technology are able let their clients' businesses |
| virtualization. It provides VPS hosting solutions to | | | | develop with a greater degree of control over |
| millions across the world. This solution, not only just | | | | business solutions. Greater computing ability, reliability |
| provide a certain degree of flexibility and control as in | | | | and security are facets absolutely necessary in |
| the case of a dedicated server, it also offers the | | | | conducting transactions, maintaining credibility and |
| greatest benefit of shared hosting in terms of cost. | | | | positive revenue streams are offered by both VDS |
| The Continuous Web Hosting Development | | | | and VPS. Dedicated and managed hosting solution |
| VPS caused a revolution in the sector, but the | | | | packages are priced much higher than the virtual |
| development of web hosting continued. Greater | | | | alternatives, making them perfect solutions for |
| stability, reliability and security are still sought after. | | | | growing businesses of today. |
| This resulted in the creation of a new technology in | | | | VPS hosting is easily available whereas VDS is still |
| virtualization called Virtual Dedicated Server. The | | | | scarce in the market. This type of virtualization is a |
| enterprise-class solution, VDS, bases its technology | | | | specialty of one company, InMotion, that provides |
| on Hyper-Visor. Because a dedicated OS is allocated | | | | plans for a minimum of $39.95 a month. The package |
| to each virtual server, with VDS, more flexibility and | | | | comprises two dedicated IP addresses, a customized |
| control is provided to medium sized and small | | | | firewall, Shell Access, and a large RAM, disk storage |
| businesses. The lack of flexibility and security matters | | | | and band-width. As expected, a 99.9% uptime |
| are made almost extinct, which are normally ascribed | | | | guarantee, InMotion's high level of customer support |
| to shared servers. Although the technology is in its | | | | come with their VPS hosting solution. If your business |
| infancy, more companies are coming forth and | | | | has grown out of shared hosting and dedicated |
| choosing this hosting platform, from which to operate | | | | hosting is still beyond your budget, then this plan may |
| their businesses. | | | | be suitable for you. |