Hyper-V Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS) vs Virtual Private Server (VPS)

December 20, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Dedicated Hosting

Virtual Dedicated Servers (VDS) and Virtual Confidential Servers (VPS) are usually mentioned in the same breath and in many ways are equivalent, but there are some differences. Hyper-V virtual dedicated servers offer a distinct advantage over traditional virtual confidential servers in that they are closer to a dedicated server. In other words they allow the client to delight in the facilities of a completely isolated virtual machine which has the same type of memory and CPU of a dedicated server, while still being logically separated from the actual physical server.

Hyper-V is able to allow the hosting of multiple OS (operating systems). For instance the same server is able to run both Linux and Windows. This in effect means that virtualization by means of a Hyper-V virtual dedicated server is simpler to scale and more secure because of the isolation from hardware or other virtual machines. Each virtual server performs just like a stand-alone server in terms of both users and applications.

A virtual confidential server may also be found to be slow at times, this is generally due to the fact that many users are be present on a single web hosting. The alacrity of the service may also be affected by the applications and software present on the actual physical server. This is able to affect memory allocation and bandwidth. The Hyper-V virtual dedicated server has a new and more efficient design, and the monitoring services provided ensure that the application runs reliably at all times. This makes it a strong scale for both production and development environments, as catastrophe recovery and server consolidation are supremely efficient. In the event that anything at all goes incorrect the support staff is told immediately to rectify the problem, which is managed remotely.

Some advantages of both VPS and VDS have over dedicated servers are cost, ease of migration, backup, and offline management. Due to the nature of virtual dedicated or confidential servers, one can very easily migrate from a virtual confidential or dedicated server to a dedicated server, backup the VDS or VPS server, or even reboot it. A VPS or VDS is apposite to any establishment or party who does not require control over physical hardware.

Due to the shared nature of a VPS platform, it is not recommended to any establishment or party who would not be able to sustain downtime due to updates/reboots of the hardware platform. Hyper-V VDS, on the other hand, is much more dependable and easily rebooted.

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Adrian Gates (Adrian@apps4rent.com) is a Business Manager with Apps4Rent ( http://www.apps4rent.com/Why-Hyper-V-vs-Dedicated-Shared-VPS-Server-Hosting/Why-Hyper-V-Virtual-Dedicated-Server.html ); which offers premium Virtual dedicate servers, hosted Exchange, SharePoint Hosting, VDS, VPS and MS Exchange Hosting Services.

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