As people and businesses find that they need more resources than a typical shared account, but less than a full dedicated server, many hosts have rushed in to fill the void with VPS (Virtual Private Server) and Reseller Account solution? But what does that mean? What's the difference?
Well, for starters, they both might mean the exact same thing. The term 'reseller account' only means that you are given the ability to act as a 'middleman' between those that need a shared hosting account, and those that own a dedicated server. In fact, a VPS is usually also a reseller account.
A VSP account is a virtual server. It acts just as a dedicated server does. On a Linux VSP, you're usually given access to a program such as WHM that allows you to control all aspects of the server, including creating several different cpanel account, and what IPs point to where.
If you are looking for more stability than a shared hosting account provides, and you need more than a couple of cpanel accounts and IP addresses, then you probably need a VPS (if not a full blown dedicated server). Make sure you ask how many VPS accounts are allocated for each server, and that you have a dedicated portion of the CPU. You'll also want to make sure you have ample dedicated RAM. I find that I need around 128meg of dedicated ram per cpanel account on my VPS, and I like to have that burstable to at least a gig.
Web Hosting Firm, Lunarpages, Selects CoreLink Data Centers
Wed, 07/01/2009 - 14:20Las Vegas, Nevada - (The Hosting News) - July 1, 2009 - Tier 3 provider of colocation and disaster recovery solutions, CoreLink Data Centers, has been chosen by provider of web hosting services, Lunarpages, as its datacenter provider in Las Vegas.
Network Solutions Web Hosting Firm, Debuts July 4th Promotion
Wed, 07/01/2009 - 14:03Herndon, Virginia - (The Hosting News) - July 1, 2009 - Web hosting provider, domain name registration and services firm, Network Solutions, recently announced, in celebration of Independence Day, that it will offer .US names at a discounted price.
Sean Kaine of Network Solutions remarked, ''The World Wide Web is moving beyond .com. As new top level domains are being added, the .US domain name extension remains a popular alternative for domain name registrations.''
Hosting SIP Plans Power E-Business, from Nexcess Magento
Wed, 07/01/2009 - 13:55Ann Arbor, Michigan - (The Hosting News) - July 1, 2009 - Web hosting service provider and Magento hosting solutions company, NEXCESS.NET has indicated that since the launch of its new Magento SIP hosting plans, which debuted in May, they have become their fastest-selling hosting plan.
Hosted Data Center Provider, Digital Realty Trust, Welcomes Capgemini
Wed, 07/01/2009 - 13:39Dublin, Ireland - (The Hosting News) - July 1, 2009 - Wholesale datacentre provider, Digital Realty Trust, Inc., has completed a Turn-Key Datacentre lease agreement with consulting, technology and outsourcing services firm, Capgemini.
The agreement specifies that Capgemini will establish a new datacentre in a Digital Realty Trust property in France during the summer to support the growth of its datacentre infrastructure.
Dedicated Server Hosting Company, ServerPronto, Joins Twitter
Tue, 06/30/2009 - 14:01Ft. Lauderdale, Florida - (The Hosting News) - June 30, 2009 - Dedicated server provider, ServerPronto, has joined the popular social networking platform, Twitter, a free microblogging site incorporated in 2007, which has fast become one of the most popular ways for companies to interact with customers and learn more about their clientele's needs.
Reseller Agreement for Integrated Data Systems SA, Ensim Web Hosting Software
Tue, 06/30/2009 - 13:50Santa Clara, California - (The Hosting News) - June 30, 2008 - Provider of user provisioning and access control software, Ensim Corporation, has entered into a reseller agreement with Integrated Data Systems SA (IDSA), a company specialized in the design, implementation and maintenance of IT networks.
Under the terms of the agreement, IDSA will sell and support Ensim Unify Enterprise Edition to its multi-national customer base in Switzerland.
Hosted Green Data Center EvoSwitch, Chosen as Internet HUB for Wikimedia Europe
Tue, 06/30/2009 - 13:39Amsterdam, The Netherlands - (The Hosting News) - June 30, 2009 - Carrier-neutral data center in Amsterdam that operates fully CO2-neutral, EvoSwitch, has entered into a contract operator and owner of Wikipedia, with The Wikimedia Foundation.
As part of the contract, Evoswitch is providing over 300,000 euros of in-kind support in the form of bandwidth and hosting services. Wikimedia will use the Amsterdam site as its HUB for Europe.
Rackspace Hosting Provider, Teams with Denim Group
Thu, 06/25/2009 - 14:32San Antonio, Texas - (The Hosting News) - June 25, 2009 - Hosting services provider, Rackspace, has entered into an agreement with IT consultancy that develops secure software and helps organizations assess and mitigate risks with their existing software, the Denim Group.
