Virtual servers work great for the web developer that is short in the pocket. There are different types of VPS's available, the main ones being Linux virtual servers or Windows virtual servers.
Voice servers make lots of use of virtual servers. Voice server hosts like to cater for all over the world, with locations such as London, several US locations and Canada. Thus, virtual servers work perfectly. The cost of renting several dedicated servers can soon add up. A VPS can be rented at a small amount of the cost and offer the same service.
Website hosting is the most popular choice for virtual hosting. Smaller website hosting providers, again might not have the financial resources to opt for the resilience of a top end dedicated server. A VPS offers the flexibility in that you can upgrade when needed and the redundancy of a RAID array. A VPS is also ideal if you are hosting only one or two websites.
Social media apps are jumping on the virtual hosting bandwagon. If you spend all day on Facebook you will know exactly what I mean. Facebook applications have had a massive boom in use. You can do everything from managing an army, to a record company! Again the benefit for developers is they can host these applications on a virtual hosting environment without the need to opt for an overkill dedicated server environment.
Virtual hosting also houses databases. Imagine having all your eggs in one basket. I.e. website and database on the same service- it isn't a good thing. Website owners will often host their database off-site so as to keep their data safe, and also to decrease the impact in the case of service interruption.
Offsite DNS makes use of virtual hosting technology. I setup a redundant DNS system using a virtual hosting recently. As well as primary DNS, we also now have redundant offsite DNS. In the event our services go offline, we still have an NS2 that will serve DNS from a different network, and a different datacentre. This allows for total service!
Virtual servers have many uses, and above we have identified the 5 main uses. If we have missed any odd uses, please do let us know below.
Voice servers make lots of use of virtual servers. Voice server hosts like to cater for all over the world, with locations such as London, several US locations and Canada. Thus, virtual servers work perfectly. The cost of renting several dedicated servers can soon add up. A VPS can be rented at a small amount of the cost and offer the same service.
Website hosting is the most popular choice for virtual hosting. Smaller website hosting providers, again might not have the financial resources to opt for the resilience of a top end dedicated server. A VPS offers the flexibility in that you can upgrade when needed and the redundancy of a RAID array. A VPS is also ideal if you are hosting only one or two websites.
Social media apps are jumping on the virtual hosting bandwagon. If you spend all day on Facebook you will know exactly what I mean. Facebook applications have had a massive boom in use. You can do everything from managing an army, to a record company! Again the benefit for developers is they can host these applications on a virtual hosting environment without the need to opt for an overkill dedicated server environment.
Virtual hosting also houses databases. Imagine having all your eggs in one basket. I.e. website and database on the same service- it isn't a good thing. Website owners will often host their database off-site so as to keep their data safe, and also to decrease the impact in the case of service interruption.
Offsite DNS makes use of virtual hosting technology. I setup a redundant DNS system using a virtual hosting recently. As well as primary DNS, we also now have redundant offsite DNS. In the event our services go offline, we still have an NS2 that will serve DNS from a different network, and a different datacentre. This allows for total service!
Virtual servers have many uses, and above we have identified the 5 main uses. If we have missed any odd uses, please do let us know below.
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Thank you for the info. It sounds pretty user friendly. I guess I’ll pick one up for fun. thank u
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