One Cloud Server Versus One Traditional VPS – Quite Frequently it is Asked What is the Practical Advantage or Disadvantage of One Cloud Server. The Question is sent via Contact us form of this website, by a regular visitor, possibly planning to host WordPress website. We performed a Google Web Search, as expected; there are more Adverts than any useful information. First and Foremost important point about web hosting is – who is the provider.
One Cloud Server Versus One Traditional VPS : Yes Difference Exists
The Question, One Cloud Server Versus One Traditional VPS arrives as usually a Cloud Server cost higher than a Traditional VPS or Virtual Private Server. The first point we already said at the beginning of this article – it matters who is the provider. We never used but saw the poor performance of Blue|Green|Yellow|White|Red Hosts – not VPS, they claim as Dedicated Server at $100 per month.
Probably you are aware that, Github uses Dedicated Server. In this context, we will suggest to read – How to Detect Application is Running within a Virtualized OS Instance. Yes, they are not really “Dedicated” in true sense. A good Dedicated Server will cost around 500 USD per month. The reasons are – need of Dedicated Hardware (which will die after 6 – 12 months, in part or full) components, Dedicated Isolated Networks etc. We take a high end Dedicated Server equivalent to a Datacenter for the purpose of connecting for Hybrid Cloud.
On those so called $150 per month Dedicated Server ( pun intended ), one Virtualization Software is Installed and few Virtual Dedicated Servers are created as Guests – they becomes VPS. Everything is is Shared, but the way of sharing is not like elastic – if someone tears away one cable, all VPS will fail. Downtime, in traditional words will be very higher. It is improbable to get more than 98% uptime.
One Cloud Server Versus One Traditional VPS : One Cloud Server is a Part of IaaS
Practically, one Cloud Server has no “real” physically identifiable hardware. They are allocated from a pool of Nodes. If one Server fails, it will not matter much. Good to read – False Appearance of Cloud by Means of Promotive Ads.
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Flexibility and Scalability are the Key Benefits of Cloud Computing, practically that will be available for only one cloud server. But, who is the provider matters most – Rackspace, IBM, Red Hat, Fujitsu, Dell, HP, ServerBeach etc. known brands really throw away their hardware after a certain time. There are various Service Models of Cloud Computing – SaaS, PaaS, IaaS etc. Actually, there are Characteristics For Being a Cloud Application, Errors in Deployment of Applications and Websites on the Cloud are quite common.
The older Web Applications like WordPress actually needs a bit tweak to run in a kind of legacy mode. That is why, usually we use a different server for the Database than from the main server. But, grossly; one Cloud Server will outperform one Traditional VPS with equivalent specs. Again, the provider is the important factor. If you can not afford IaaS or Cloud Server, select PaaS as a cost saving option.
