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VPS vs. Dedicated Server
In a nut shell but as thorough as possible:
VDS/VPS - A portion of the server resources is devoted to your account. The more you pay the bigger your portion of resources. Think of it as a pie that has been un-equally divided up for the most part. Now also the other thing to remember with VDS/VPS many hosts will be running these on dual or sometimes even quad xeon servers thus there is plenty of resources to go around. Just also remember in some rare cases your VPS/VDS may be affected by another VPS customer on the host machine.
Dedicated server(s) come in two forms:
Unmanaged - You get a good rate with a nice amount of transfer normally and are given root access to the server. The datacenter is not responsible for managing the server as it is "self managed" otherwise known as unmanaged. Pretty much leaves you with a few options available: managing the system yourself completely or bringing in an admin to assist you with your kernel/software upgrades as well as securing the system.
Managed - You pay a bit more for the monthly fee (usually around $200-$400 approximately depends upon what server specification and how much management time is put into it pretty much) and the datacenter or the host you choose handles doing operating system upgrades/updates and securing the server for you. Now the main thing to remember here is that many companies offer different levels of server management best thing to do with this is always read the management definitions so you are aware of what is covered with your plan and what is not (should give you a bearing upon how much you need and what you can handle on your own).
What it really boils down to is do you want to be a piece of the pie or do you want to be the pie? That and also what your budget is, remember you can always upgrade further one the need arises that warrants doing so.
Hope this elaboration has assisted in giving you a bit more understanding of the aspects of levels of services. Definitely owe you some congrats on chosing to come seek guidance on WHT first before doing as so many have and diving off the deep end. I wish you the best in all your endeavors.
-Justin
VDS/VPS - A portion of the server resources is devoted to your account. The more you pay the bigger your portion of resources. Think of it as a pie that has been un-equally divided up for the most part. Now also the other thing to remember with VDS/VPS many hosts will be running these on dual or sometimes even quad xeon servers thus there is plenty of resources to go around. Just also remember in some rare cases your VPS/VDS may be affected by another VPS customer on the host machine.
Dedicated server(s) come in two forms:
Unmanaged - You get a good rate with a nice amount of transfer normally and are given root access to the server. The datacenter is not responsible for managing the server as it is "self managed" otherwise known as unmanaged. Pretty much leaves you with a few options available: managing the system yourself completely or bringing in an admin to assist you with your kernel/software upgrades as well as securing the system.
Managed - You pay a bit more for the monthly fee (usually around $200-$400 approximately depends upon what server specification and how much management time is put into it pretty much) and the datacenter or the host you choose handles doing operating system upgrades/updates and securing the server for you. Now the main thing to remember here is that many companies offer different levels of server management best thing to do with this is always read the management definitions so you are aware of what is covered with your plan and what is not (should give you a bearing upon how much you need and what you can handle on your own).
What it really boils down to is do you want to be a piece of the pie or do you want to be the pie? That and also what your budget is, remember you can always upgrade further one the need arises that warrants doing so.
Hope this elaboration has assisted in giving you a bit more understanding of the aspects of levels of services. Definitely owe you some congrats on chosing to come seek guidance on WHT first before doing as so many have and diving off the deep end. I wish you the best in all your endeavors.
-Justin
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