VPS Web Hosting Defined
Updated: January 01, 2012
VPS (Virtual Private Server), or Semi-Dedicated web hosting, describes a single server that's partitioned into many pieces to act like multiple servers. It allows the user complete control over their dedicated section, which becomes their own operating system.
Advantages:
- Users maintain full admin or root access to their servers.
- Your section is segregated from all the other users on the server.
- Hardware and network are handled by the hosting provider.
- Less expensive than a fully dedicated plan.
Disadvantages:
- Users need to maintain some of the server-side administration like application installation and maintenance.
- Hardware is still in a shared environment.
- More expensive than a simple shared hosting plan.
Costs
- $30-100 per month with some setup fees.
Buyers
- A more advanced webmaster.
- Personal websites.
- Higher traffic blogs.
- Small company withe medium traffic and little to no IT presence.