Advantages of using a VDS/VPS compared to a dedicated server:
- Low cost: Renting a virtual dedicated server is much cheaper than renting a physical server of comparable capacity. The performance of VDS / VPS may even be higher (see our research)
- Easy scalability: A virtual server is very easy to add capacity in the form of extra RAM, processor cores, or the amount of hard drive.
Disadvantages of using VDS/VPS server vs. dedicated server:
- Shared disk system and communication channel: all virtual servers running on the same host machine use the same disk system and shared high-speed communication channel, provided the main resources are shared. This means that some users may misuse resources and interfere with other clients.
