| ity of the websites have been hosted by availing | | | | software installations. |
| Shared hosting package which is much affordable | | | | More Power, Tighter Security |
| as compared to dedicated hosting. Even today, | | | | The ability of VPS to offer more power and |
| dedicated hosting costs around $150 per month | | | | better security makes it matchless by all means. |
| which is tough for small and medium sized | | | | Shared server keeps a threat at the back of |
| business entities. Every problem and constraint | | | | your mind and you are not aware of the quality |
| can never last very long in this world of | | | | of other sites hosted with you. Your shared |
| possibilities. Masterminds of web hosting have | | | | website may be infected with malware, spam |
| evolved a very reliable yet dedicated hosting | | | | campaign or it may have given access to people |
| system, which is called VPS. It has served as a | | | | who are threat for the security of the server. |
| very effective and cost effective alternative to | | | | Performance and stability of VPS is far better |
| dedicated hosting. VPS offers more value and | | | | than shared severs. Shared hosting keeps you on |
| freedom as compare to shared hosting which | | | | the mercy of your neighbors and you cannot |
| despite its multiple benefits has been a | | | | perform at your best. If others are enjoying |
| compromise on freedom of websites. | | | | heavy traffic on their site, you will be experiencing |
| What is a Virtual Private Server? | | | | a lot of difficulty in getting the things done with |
| Shared hosting system and dedicated servers | | | | your website speed. If any of the sites is |
| have been combined to evolve VPSD which owns | | | | suffering some problem, server will have to be |
| the characteristics of both of these well-received | | | | down to fix that one site, so shared ones too will |
| types of web hosting. Biggest similarity between | | | | have to bear the pain. VPS gives total freedom |
| shared & VPS web hosting is that your CPU | | | | from all such unearned hassles and the website |
| & RAM is still shared with other customers. | | | | owner enjoys maximum satisfaction. |
| What takes it near to dedicated servers is its | | | | Fewer Limitations |
| ability of using a new technology which is called | | | | In spite of all the blessings of shared hosting, |
| virtualization. VPS system has been designed in | | | | some very strong limitations come in the way of |
| such a way that the customer never feels | | | | smooth website experience. Even after availing an |
| anything like sharing his server with anyone else. | | | | “unlimited package”, one has to |
| In VPS virtualization network, each virtual server | | | | compromise with the disk space and bandwidth |
| is isolated through a partition, just like hard drives | | | | which is shared with neighbor. Shared hosting also |
| in a PC. It can be restarted at its own and all its | | | | prevents the website owner to install his |
| features give a real time experience of dedicated | | | | customized scripts and software’s or to |
| server that has nothing to share as such. PS | | | | do something extra for the security of your own |
| operates with a set of its own capabilities, i.e. IP | | | | website. A VPS brings you highest level of |
| address, system libraries and configuration files. It | | | | authority and freedom and allows you to enjoy all |
| also gives root access for performing custom | | | | the features of a dedicated server. |