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VDS Technology
To completely understand what VDS Technology is, you must first understand the hosting technologies that the majority of our competitors use. Our competitors choose to
use a "Virtual Hosting" technology; which essentially is the hosting of multiple websites on a single machine that uses the same server software to run each and every website.
Websites under a “Virtual Hosting” environment utilize the same web server, mail server, and are located in the same file directory with all other websites. There are security
vulnerabilities under this environment that would allow a single compromise to affect the performance and security of the entire machine. “Virtual Hosting” environments also
restrict website owner’s access to the server which doesn’t allow for any installs of custom applications.
What is VDS Technology?
Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS) Technology fundamentally gives you your own UNIX environment. “VDS Hosting” allows each website to operate independently from all other
websites on the same physical machine. Within a physical machine, Virtual Dedicated Servers have their own server software that runs inside an isolated file directory and
provides autonomy for each website.
Security within a VDS environment is unparalleled to that of the “Virtual Hosting” environment. Any compromise to a VDS would only
affect that VDS on the physical machine and not any other VDS that resides on that server. VDS website owners have full control of the environment with administrative
privileges and may install additional applications along with creating competitor style “Virtual Hosting” accounts contained by your VDS.
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VDS Hosting |
Virtual Hosting |
| Your own Webserver |
Yes |
No |
| Independent File Structure |
Yes |
No |
| Administrative Privileges (chroot) |
Yes |
No |
| Your own Mailserver |
Yes |
No |
| Ability to Install Applications |
Yes |
No |
| Multi-Layered Secutiry |
Yes |
No |
| Your own Database Server |
Yes |
No |
| Ability to Host Multiple Domains |
Yes |
No |
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VDS Technology was developed by Sphera Corporation. Sphera is the leading developer of Web Hosting Automation and Management software for Web Hosting Providers.
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