Dedicated Server Or Virtual Private Server

When we talk about dedicated servers, we mean an entire server which is usually configured to serve a single website. This means that you have full administrative access to the root files for better manipulation. The website administrators of the dedicated server can select the operating system for their server, install applications for web development, create users and grant permissions.

Basically dedicated server hosting is a regular server that is hosted in web hosting provider farm.

On the other hand, VPS or virtual private server is like physical server (you see no difference in management point of view). Just like dedicated server, it allows clients to have root access and is able to change settings, and grant permissions for different users. However, the main difference between a dedicated server and a VPS is the hardware. Virtualization technologies allow running multiple virtual servers on single hardware. By combining several virtual machines on 1 physical server allows cutting costs on electricity and hardware.

In order to determine which of these two is preferred for your site, you need to know what the servers are for. Dedicated servers are intended for clients who have very loaded websites and receive a huge amount of traffic or database queries. This kind of server is preferable because of its high CPU/Memory and bandwidth performance. Also, web hosting providers which offer dedicated servers are usually more established and larger compared to other hosting companies.

VPS works the same way as dedicated servers and even if you share the same server with other clients, you will still have your own private part which is inaccessible to other clients. Aside from this, your site's performance is unaffected by the others. This type of hosting is intended for smaller companies. Today, however, a lot of big companies are already considering VPS as a way of cutting costs. The only thing that you need to ensure is that your hosting provider is not over sealing, I mean that he doesn't put too many VPS servers in single physical server.

Many big companies fear to make the choice of VPS vs. dedicated servers due to the uncomfortable idea that the single server could collapse under the hosting requirements of multiple different companies. This fear may be unfounded because these virtual servers do not have direct access to the hardware that they share. However Virtualization technology is here for a few years now and there are lot of HA solutions , just remember to ask your hosting about HA and Disaster Recovery in case of hardware failure . You should check hosting SLA in any case no matter which technology you chose.

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