Virtual Private Servers

A VPS, or virtual private server (also known as a virtual server, virtual dedicated server or VDS) can be confusing to a web hosting newcomer or even shared web hosting veteran.

A VDS lies in between shared web hosting and dedicated hosting in the spectrum of both control and power. A VPS system is a self-contained dedicated-like server which lives on a server with other VPS systems. VPS systems are also known as virtual dedicated systems because they give the control of a full dedicated server but are housed on a real physical server with other VPS systems living on the server as well. You get the a good deal of flexibility with a VPS system as you gain the control, performance isolation and flexibility of a dedicated server while only having to pay for a portion of the server itself.