Vps Or Dedicated Server

The main difference between a Cloud VPS and a dedicated server is that with VPS hosting, you are sharing the CPU, RAM, etc. resources while enjoying the freedom of a private server. On the other hand, with a dedicated server, you have the server all to yourself.
 
cloudminister said:
The main difference between a Cloud VPS and a dedicated server is that with VPS hosting, you are sharing the CPU, RAM, etc. resources while enjoying the freedom of a private server. On the other hand, with a dedicated server, you have the server all to yourself.
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With VPS's most providers will let you upgrade your resources fairly easily. This is next to impossible to do with a dedicated server. However, dedicated servers often have many more resources than a VPS. You can even create your own VPS's within your dedicated server with a hypervisor and some failover (floating) IPs - this is great for resellers.
 
It depends on your requirements and the traffic of the website,if you have a website with no much traffic and you don't need much resources then VPS hosting is preferred,compared to shared hosting you are provided with a dedicated Ip and the resources can be selected
 
ResellBox.Net said:
It depends on your requirements and the traffic of the website,if you have a website with no much traffic and you don't need much resources then VPS hosting is preferred,compared to shared hosting you are provided with a dedicated Ip and the resources can be selected
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This really depends, some VPS's can get pretty huge and have plenty of resources and bandwidth to handle as much traffic as you need. Also, most VPS's come with a dedicated IP.
 
It's easier to backup and restore VPS's, with snapshot technologies etc.
I think unless you are getting a machine so big that it cannot be a VPS, a VPS is the best route.
Just as long as you can run your own kernel!
 
Hello,
For a medium scale business, VPS hosting is better.
Small and medium businesses, developers and mid-sized news outlets with minimal programs can see benefits with VPS hosting.
If you are a large enterprise handling different businesses and possess multiple websites, then without a second thought, you can acquire a dedicated server
 
If you are a large enterprise, then you will have many dedicated servers and possibly your own cloud.
 
ResellBox.Net said:
It is always preferred to start with VPS if you are hosting for the first time later you can upgrade
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If you are a newbie then i would also suggest start with a reseller account so to build up a stable clientbase and a reputation then you can upgrade to a VPS and then a Dedicated Server.

I have seen far too many people of forums who have started with a VPS (not knowing the hosting business) and end up closing down because they have no clients and spending too much money on VPS and all the associate security costs etc.

Start small and then you can scale up as your business grows
 
I don't see any more reply from you (are they any?). Nobody can't exactly tell you without any more information like your last server report. However, VPS is a part of a dedicated server or you can say mini dedicated server. It is easy to manage VPS hosting rather than a dedicated server although both are the same VPS comes with simple programs and solid infrastructure if you choose right virtualization..If you have no problem with system administrative jobs or you can hire someone then go for a dedicated server. This is the best option for you but not cost-effective. You can choose VPS if you think you need some cost effective plan. Both are same but money matters.
 
CyberSasu said:
I don't see any more reply from you (are they any?). Nobody can't exactly tell you without any more information like your last server report. However, VPS is a part of a dedicated server or you can say mini dedicated server. It is easy to manage VPS hosting rather than a dedicated server although both are the same VPS comes with simple programs and solid infrastructure if you choose right virtualization..If you have no problem with system administrative jobs or you can hire someone then go for a dedicated server. This is the best option for you but not cost-effective. You can choose VPS if you think you need some cost effective plan. Both are same but money matters.
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you wont see any of their replies as their account is disabled ( no longer a member of the forum)
 
mihirthakur said:
Which is best for a medium scale organization
Vps or Dedicated Server?
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No matters, what the size or type of an organization, the choice of the server type is entirely depends on, what application you should want to host and based on how much traffic you are expecting to your website.

If the application requires heavy processing speed stronger harwadre and expecting a heavy traffic then you must choose a dedicated server with stronger hardware server spec instead of a virtually shared machine running in single bare mental server.

If the application should be run in secured environment, I would always recommend a dedicated server better than shared VPS.

If you consider, the Cloud instances like AWS- Ec2 etc, it also offers security as well as flexibility in upgrade and downgrade of the machines quickly.
 
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it depends what exactly you need server for? example: for heavier extended processes is dedicated server, if just web-hosting than in this case VPS (again depends on websites traffic)
 
mihirthakur said:
Which is best for a medium scale organization
Vps or Dedicated Server?
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In VPS hosting, multiple sites share the same server, but all the sites have their resources dedicated to them. ... VPS server has better uptime than the shared hosting and cost less expensive than dedicated hosting. It is an efficient hosting plan and works great for small business and blogs with low traffic
 
For a small company I would go serverless if possible. Like Office 365 and some other Saas applications you need.

If you still need servers you might think about Azure or AWS. I wouldn't buy own hardware or rent dedicateds.
 
mihirthakur said:
Which is best for a medium scale organization
Vps or Dedicated Server?
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In VPS hosting, multiple sites share the same server, but all the sites have their resources dedicated to them. VPS server has better uptime than the shared hosting and cost less expensive than dedicated hosting. It is an efficient hosting plan and works great for small business and blogs with low traffic.
 
martijnk said:
For a small company I would go serverless if possible. Like Office 365 and some other Saas applications you need.

If you still need servers you might think about Azure or AWS. I wouldn't buy own hardware or rent dedicateds.
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There is no such thins as "serverless". This is a marketer's slang. we shouldn't be using it here. This would bring only confusion to many. The correct term is a "Managed Server" or when it comets cloud "Managed Cloud Server"
 
martijnk said:
For a small company I would go serverless if possible. Like Office 365 and some other Saas applications you need.

If you still need servers you might think about Azure or AWS. I wouldn't buy own hardware or rent dedicateds.
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So where do you think Office 365 and Saas applications are held
I will give a guess. SERVER

Azure or AWS are cloud services which the cloud is just a marketing term for a guess what SERVER
 
Both VPS and Dedicated server is having their respective advantages, It depends on your need. you can start with VPS which indeed have good processing power with less price. Further, you can upgrade to Dedicated server as per your requirement.
 
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