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What’s VPS Hosting?

VPS is an acronym for virtual private server. It is created by splitting a physical dedicated server into one or more virtual servers. VPS was initiated to come as a solution for the small businesses that needed more resources than what shared hosting offered but did not need the complete resources of a dedicated server.

Shared hosting is good for the newcomers but once the traffic to their site increases they will experience difficulties like slow page uploads and frequently website crashing due to space congestion. They must upgrade. However, the dedicated server was very expensive and beyond the budget of the small businesses. This was creating performance issues and they faced huge losses.

Virtual Private Server is a solution that is very low in cost but comes with dedicated resources, a private environment and assures of better availability. Because the web server is shared with other websites, the costs get split among them making it more affordable than the dedicated server.

VPS gives you root access. You can customize and configure it in any manner. You have the liberty to install any software applications that you find necessary for your business.

It assures of a secluded and private environment. Each website on a VPS is housed in an individual compartment where they are not connected to one another. There is no possibility of any intrusions. Access is allowed only to those whom you have permitted.

It works fine for a developing business. A startup can find it expensive since shared hosting is lower in cost. A large business will require complete server resources to manage their high traffic so choose the dedicated server.