What is a Virtual Private Server? - A Virtual Private Server or VPS is the next-generation hosting solution developed to give hosting resellers and small businesses, regardless of their budget, the reliability, security and scalability of hosting on an enterprise-quality dedicated server. To make this possible, Hostabilities uses Virtuozzo Virtual Environment (VE) technology - a mainframe-like partitioning technology developed by SWSoft. Virtuozzo's function is to fully partition your hosting environment, OS and all, from the physical hardware and file system on which it runs and any other DDS server running on the same physical host. In this way, for the price of an equivalent 'shared' account, you can enjoy benefits of a dedicated server solution costing hundreds of dollars a month.
And should your needs grow, Hostabilities' VPS hosting solution provides the ability to seamlessly migrate one virtual private server to another or even to a fully dedicated server with NO DOWNTIME in a matter of minutes. Try doing that with a dedicated server.
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How is a Virtual Private Server better than 'shared' hosting? - A Virtual Private Server is better than 'shared-type' hosting in terms of performance, stability, flexibility, and security. For example, because each VPS acts like a dedicated server, your hosting environment is protected from any abuse or heavy use of 'shared' resources by other users on the same physical host. Thus, your web sites will perform more consistently and reliably on a VPS. A VPA is also more flexible than a 'shared' hosting environment because it gives you root access so you can install any software or make almost any OS-level configuration as required for your e-Business. Security is another reason a VPS is better than a 'shared' solution. 'Shared' hosting uses a single file system and set processes, if one account on a shared host is hacked then the entire server is compromised. In contrast, it is virtually impossible for hackers to cross-over between virtual private servers on the same host.
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Is a VPS better than a dedicated server? - Too often, VPS technology is seen as a middle step between shared and dedicated hosting. In fact, there are many advantages to its underlying Virtual Environment (VE) technology that make it superior to traditional dedicated server solutions for most applications. One key advantage is scalability. A VPS server can be upgraded dynamically, with virtually no downtime. For example, when it is time to upgrade your VPS to its own dedicated physical host, Hostabilities can migrate your entire hosting environment from one server to another. Compared to the difficult and time-consuming process of transferring domains from a traditional dedicated server to another, VPS technology can significantly lower your cost of ownership. Another advantage of VE technology is the ease and quality of its backups and restores. When a hosting environment is wrapped in VE technology it's entire file system can be 'mirrored' and fully restored to the same or even a different physical host. In the case of hardware failure, your entire hosting environment can be restored to a standby server within minutes.
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Do I get a control panel with my virtual private server? - Yes, Hostabilities includes your choice of the world's most popular hosting control Panels, Plesk or cPanel & WHM with each virtual private server (DDS) model. Every day you're asked to make your infrastructure more efficient, improve productivity and deliver more applications. Plesk and cPanel allow you to do all of these faster, more securely and easily. (Click here to learn more about Plesk)
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What can I do with a virtual private server? - Since a virtual private server looks and acts like a dedicated server, there are almost no limits to how it can be used. A VPS can host a small business web site or a complex, database driven online store or corporate intranet. A virtual private server also makes an excellent development platform or dedicated mail server.
While there are no real limits, hear are a few things you can do with your own virtual private server:
- Resell hosting services
- Host e-Business applications
- Custom application development & hosting
- Host web-based calendaring and scheduling
- Offsite data storage
- Host a corporate intranet
- Host a web-based CRM
- Manage email services
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What can't I do with a virtual private server? - If you need to compile your own kernel or directly access the hardware layer then a VPS is not the right solution and a dedicated server would be more appropiate.
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On my VPS what version of software is installed? - Depending on the OS version of your VPS, Linux or Windows 2003, the following software versions of core applications will be pre-installed:
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Is php, perl, mail, ftp, ssh, ssl, etc. included with my VPS? - You bet! Every Hostabilites virtual private server comes with Plesk or cPanel. When installed, Plesk/cPanel creates a comprehensive list of web services and scripting languages to make it effortless for you to get started. Of course you can install any other support applcation from the over 50+ applications that are available and can be added and installed automatically using your control panel. You also have the ability to remove an applcation you no longer require, and is not required by the control you have installed.
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When you are looking for a trusted hosting provider - look to Hostabilities.com.
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