VPS Hosting
Virtual Private Server (VPS) hosting represents the future of web hosting. For years full control (root access) has been a requirement for successful administration of servers and deployment of applications, but was only obtainable with more expensive dedicated servers."Virtual Dedicated Servers" overcome this problem and bring greater balance of control and power to suite your needs.
Platforms like OpenVZ and Xen and Hyper-V have revolutionized the hosting industry and enhanced offerings to go beyond dedicated servers by allowing a single high-performance server to provide cost effective VPS hosting with full root access, a choice of Linux and Windows operating systems, and compartmentalized file systems for multiple virtual private servers.
ColocateUSA provides managed and unmanaged VPS hosting - you will have full control to administer your server as you please, while we ensure that your server has power and responds to ping.
VPS Hosting Platform Options
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OpenVZ is the open source version of SWsoft's award-winning virtualization software, Virtuozzo. Like its commercial counterpart, OpenVZ offers compartmentalized file systems, full root access, and reliable performance to virtual private server administrators.
We recommend that you compare OpenVZ and Xen to see which platform will offer you the features you need; but if you are transitioning from shared hosting or you intend to run a LAMP or RoR production site, it is very likely that OpenVZ VPS hosting is the right choice for you.
OpenVZ VPS Features
Here's why we recommend OpenVZ hosting over Xen for most applications:
OpenVZ offers the best virtual private server performance for your money
OpenVZ includes our full complement of Linux operating system templates
OpenVZ VPS administrators pay the lowest licensing cost for WHM / cPanel and DirectAdmin web hosting reseller control panels
Ready to set up your OpenVZ VPS? Click here to view the plans and to get started.
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Xen offers customization and control which you won't find with other platforms.
The features which differentiate Xen include:
Swap space
Full control of all iptables modules
Loadable kernel modules
Access to remote console for troubleshooting
Xen VPS Hosting Features
- Greater Control: Having a Xen VPS will provide you with full access to different file system types, swap space, and iptables - if you are a power user who is comfortable with Linux administration, this is the VPS solution you have been looking for.
- Popular Operating Systems: Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, and Fedora OS templates are available for use with your Xen VPS.
- Control Panel Licensing: WHM / cPanel licensing is available on Xen.
Xen VPS Considerations
We highly recommend that you consider the ways in which a Xen VPS differs from OpenVZ if you are switching platforms:
- Customization versus Raw Performance: Xen's hypervisor will provide you with more options to configure your virtual private server's kernel, however, this functionality will have a higher cost of resources than the OpenVZ platform.
- Swap Space versus Storage Space: Each Xen VPS is configured with swap space equivalent to twice the guaranteed RAM available with its hosting plan. Swap space allocation will have a minor effect on the amount of disk space available for regular file storage.
- Backup Administration: System backups for Xen VPS accounts are self-managed - you will be in charge of your backup schedule.
Ready to set up your XEN VPS? Click here to view the plans and to get started.
 Hyper-V VPS Hosting
Hyper-V, Microsoft's custom built hypervisor. This is the best choice for running WIndows on a VPS, it is fast, reliable and cost effective to quickly get any Windows server up and running.
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