Article Sphere Logo
 

Benefits of Hyper-V Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS)

By Expert Author: Adrian Gates | Article Abstract
Word Count: 308 words | Views: 37 view(s)
The benefits of the Hyper-V virtual dedicated server, lies in the word “dedicated”. Dedicated hosting means that the full power of the server is available to the buyer. Hyper-V uses virtualization to host multiple Hyper-V virtual dedicated servers on the same physical server, however, each Hyper-V virtual dedicated server is as good as a dedicated server of the same power specification.

You will also find that Hyper-V virtual dedicated server allows the choice of a variety of OS on each Hyper-V virtual dedicated server. The OS could be Microsoft OS or Linux or FreeBSD and others.

Service level agreements can be purchased with plans for Hyper-V virtual dedicated server hosting which include monitoring upgrades, OS maintenance, security patches and quite often daemon updates.

High end virtual dedicated server hosting providers are generally multi-homed which provides for redundancy in the event a server should go down. This includes events such as natural disasters such as floods, perhaps in the instance of a hurricane. In an instance such as this a data center at a different location will automatically kick-in meaning absolutely no downtime.

A few of the extra benefits of VDS include automatic restoration of operating systems. This may be used to revert the server back to its original configuration and a serial console, which can be utilized to access the server if normal means don’t work, and a remote back-up space.

Perhaps the single largest benefit to any company making use of Hyper-V virtual dedicated servers is the cost efficiency factor. It is far more cost effective to build multiple virtual dedicated servers than it is to build physical dedicated servers. IT departments in any business are able to maintain the same performance levels, security and reliability at a far reduced cost. At the same time each virtual server is loaded with its own OS and software.
Adrian Gates

About the Author/Author Bio

Adrian Gates (Adrian@apps4rent.com) is a Business Manager with Apps4Rent ( http://www.apps4rent.com/Why-Hyper-V-vs-Dedicated-Shared-VPS-Server-Hosting/Why-Hyper-V-Virtual-Dedicated-Server.html ); which offers premium Virtual dedicate servers, hosted Exchange, SharePoint Hosting, VDS, VPS and MS Exchange Hosting Services.

Article Source: http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Benefits-of-Hyper-V-Virtual-Dedicated-Server--VDS-/184327

Article Submitted: 2009-04-13 | This Article has been viewed 37 times.

Rate Article

More "Web Hosting" Related Articles

 
 

Listed below are more articles related to the above article from the "Web Hosting" article category.

People interested in the above article "Benefits of Hyper-V Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS)" are also interested in the related articles listed below:

 
Domain controller is a server on a Microsoft Windows dedicated server hosting that allows a host to access to Windows domain resources. Active Directory services is used to create domain controller. It stores user account information, authenticates users and enforces security policy for domains on the Windows dedicated servers...
If you are looking for hosting server but don't know about the differences and how they works, then this article will help you out to find the best hosting solution for your website.
Managing your server with control panel will make things easier for you as you will be able to do some tasks very easily with the help of control panel. Generally Plesk control panel is provided with Windows Dedicated servers. Having Plesk control panel will certainly make things easier for you as it is very simple to use Plesk and some absolutely amazing features are provided with Plesk control panel.
If you want a secure and reliable web hosting, you must know some basic things before you confirm a particular web hosting company. The following tips are some of the simple methods to ensure reliable and secure web hosting.
Web hosting is the service that makes your website available to be browsed by others on the web. A web host procures space on its server, so that other pc's around the world can connect to your website by means of a network or modem.
This article explains exactly what web hosting is, why you need a web host if you want your own website, and things to consider when selecting a web host. Discover the essential things to check before choosing a web host, and what you need to look for when deciding which hosting plan to go for.
Now more than ever, people are looking for environmentally friendly companies and are voting with their wallets, so to speak. The first and the most obvious problem with normal hosting companies are, they use lots of electricity. The first thing a "green" hosting company does is to power their servers, coolers, offices etc using "green electricity". Green electricity is generated using renewable resources, mostly using wind turbines and solar panels.
 
Article Directory Home All Categories Internet And E-Business Web Hosting
 

Can't find what you're looking for? Try Google Search!
 
Copyright © 2005 - by Larry Lim, Singapore - Article Search Engine Directory at ArticleSphere.com™
All Rights Reserved Worldwide. All Trademarks and Servicemarks are the property of the respective owners.

Afrikaans Albanian Arabic Belarusian Bulgarian Catalan Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Croatian Czech Danish German English Estonian Filipino Finnish French Galician Greek Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Indonesian Irish Italiano Japanese Korean Latvian Lithuanian Macedonian Malay Maltese Dutch Norwegian Persian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swahili Swedish Thai Turkish Ukrainian Vietnamese Welsh Yiddish