Renting a VPS Server is the right approach to business

Any type of business involves having its own website to promote services or goods. And the corporate segment provides for a developed structure with databases and user accounts. And all this information must be stored somewhere. Yes, so that all participants or visitors have instant access to data. Therefore, this article will focus on information storage systems. The market offers an abundance of ready-made solutions. These are dedicated servers (separate systems), VPS Server or tariffed hosting with resources.

 

The entire list of proposals has 2 important criteria that the customer is guided by. These are the performance of the system and the price of the service. There is no middle ground at this stage. You need to clearly calculate the effectiveness of the system and compare it with your budget. Our task is to help the entrepreneur choose the right server of interest. For one thing, let's go over all the advantages and disadvantages of each system.

 

Hosting - a budget option for a tariff

 

The simplest and cheapest option is hosting for beginners with a tariff plan. The user is allocated a certain amount of disk space to place files and the performance of the system is indicated. It looks something like this:

 

• Disk size in gigabytes, less often in terabytes.
• Processor type and frequency. Focus on Xeon as it is more efficient for servers.
• The amount of RAM. Can be shared or separate for PHP and running applications.
• Additionally, options are indicated in the form of control panels, operating system, certificates, network bandwidth.

 

In terms of price, such a server looks very attractive. And in order to interest the buyer even more, companies even make gifts in the form of domains. But there is one problem that all users face after a while. The problem is that dozens (and even hundreds) of the same tariff plans are hosted on one physical server. In fact, the user only gets disk space. And all other resources are shared among all participants. And not equally.

 

Imagine this picture - you have a business card site, and next to you, on the same server, is a huge online store. Under heavy load (many visits and orders), the online store will take over most of the RAM and CPU time. Accordingly, all other sites will slow down. Or maybe they will even be temporarily unavailable.

 

Dedicated whole server - maximum possibilities

 

Price aside, a full-fledged server is an attractive solution for a large corporation or business. The user is allocated an entire server assembly. And besides you, there will be no one on this resource. All capacities are given to one consumer for use. It is very convenient and efficient for flawless performance.

But for such a decision you have to pay a lot of money. Even for a medium-sized business, it will come out quite expensive. As we all understand, not every entrepreneur will agree to such a step. Therefore, a more interesting and financially economical solution was invented.

 

Rent VPS Server is a convenient option for business

 

VPS is a virtual dedicated server (the name of the service sounds - “rent a VPS"). It is a software shell that takes over some of the resources of the existing physical server. The main advantage of such a solution is that the rental of a virtual server is focused on one customer. That is, the allocated resources are not shared with anyone. All declared capacities belong only to the one who paid money for the VPS Server.

 

One such physical server (imagine a PC system unit) can host several dozen virtual servers. The peculiarity of such a system is that virtual servers are independent from each other. And the customer himself decides how many sites and what services to place on the VPS. Within a single virtual machine, the distribution of resources between consumers can be configured as desired. Compared to a physical server, the rental price (the service is called: rent virtual server) will be significantly lower.

VPS rental is beneficial for small and medium businesses. Where there is a large online store or a corporate website using domain mail. Alternatively, a virtual server is ideal for several different sites with one owner. You can allocate resources for each project separately and make edits. This is not only economical in terms of price, but also beneficial in terms of the performance of all resources.

 

VPS rental - advantages and disadvantages

 

From a technical point of view, a VPS server has no drawbacks. Since it is guaranteed to provide the consumer with all the declared resources. Plus, it has a good value. But in the context of the convenience of choice and management, there are nuances. First, the seller offers many different solutions:

 

• Performance (processor, RAM, ROM, bandwidth).
• Operating system variation - buy Windows VPS Server or Linux.
• Additional options - control panel, administration, expandability, etc.

 

And these proposals can raise questions from buyers who do not understand the technical aspects. The seller himself can help in the choice. And we will try to help with examples in this matter.

 

• If the company (the buyer) has an intelligent Unix system administrator, then it is better to take a Linux VPS. It's cheaper. The system is fast and not demanding on resources. One person will manage everything. To do this, you need to select the "rent a virtual server Linux" service. If there is no admin, then it is better to choose a Windows VPS Server rental. It provides a convenient set of management tools. Moreover, it is extremely simple. If you order the option with a paid control panel, then there will be no questions about setting up at all.
• In terms of performance, all VPS systems are fast enough. Even with two Xeon cores, you can safely manage a company website or online store. It is better to look at the size of the RAM and permanent memory. If you are planning a lot of pictures in quality and video, take a large SSD or NVMe disk. The second option for the offered service "rent virtual servers" is preferable. Since NVMe works much faster. RAM is responsible for the responsiveness of the system under heavy load (6-8 GB or more is the best choice).
• Additional options are aimed at ease of configuration and management. Definitely, there should be a control panel. The free version that comes with the kit is working. If there is no need to constantly create mailboxes, edit the database, track and make changes to resources, then the standard panel will do. But for flexibility, where you constantly need to monitor the efficiency of the system, it is better to buy something more interesting. In my experience, we recommend cPanel.

 

Summing up - one more thing about server rental

 

Renting a virtual server, physical or tariff plan - it doesn't matter what the buyer came to in the end. There is one point that should not be overlooked. We are talking about technical support for the user. Please note that the hosting company has XNUMX/XNUMX tech support. This is an important point, since Internet resources tend to sometimes become inoperable. User error with the database, external attacks, incorrect work of plugins in the shell of sites. Any breakage is solved by restoring the site from a backup. Or through the intervention of a programmer from the hosting side.

And so, at this stage, feedback from the company that you pay for renting a server is very important. At any time of the day, the consumer of the service must have access to filling out an application with a problematic issue. And quick troubleshooting. Do not look at the phone numbers indicated in the contacts. You can only get advice by phone. But the application can be sent only by the person who has access to the hosting account. This is for your own safety.