Dedicated vs. VPS: What Works Best for You?

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From the Web Hosting Buzz Blog:

A common question among growing web businesses who are expanding beyond the capability of a shared hosting environment is whether they should go with a Virtual Private Server (VPS) or Dedicated Server. What should a business consider when looking to upgrade beyond their basic shared or reseller account?

There are many reasons why you might be expanding beyond a shared environment and these must be addressed before you can make an informed decision.

What is a VPS, Anyway?

A VPS is a fairly recent development in the IT world that has opened many doors for medium-sized web operators. Basically, it is a dedicated server with several "virtual machines" running on it. For instance, you can have four different operating systems running at the same time, completely independently of each other. In datacenters all over the world, this technology has revolutionized how things are done.

In the old days, you might have a dedicated server sitting around using 100 GB of disk space, but only using 2-5% of a processor's capability. Not only is this extremely inefficient, as the Internet expanded, having a dedicated server for each client got to be a monumental task for IT teams. Then virtualization was born.

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