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Why cheap Windows VPS hosting usually costs you more
Windows licensing alone is around $8/month per server. When a provider charges $10 for a Windows VPS, something gets cut: CPU, RAM, or reliability. Here's what actually goes into Windows VPS pricing and what to look for.
Read articleVPS hosting vs. cheap dedicated servers: which makes more sense
Cheap dedicated servers under $100/month are mostly gone. For smaller workloads, VPS hosting gives you better value. For serious power, modern bare metal dedicated servers deliver more per dollar than old budget hardware ever did.
Read articleWhy our primary data center is in Las Vegas, Nevada
Southern Nevada is in the US’s only natural disaster–free zone. We explain why we run VPS hosting, dedicated servers and web hosting from Las Vegas and what that means for you.
Read articleWhy Windows VPS hosting costs more than Linux
Windows VPS hosting costs more because of Microsoft licensing fees, higher disk and RAM requirements, and redundant storage that multiplies the extra disk usage. Here's the full breakdown.
Read articleVPS hosting and downtime: how to plan for the inevitable
100% uptime doesn't exist. Fiber cuts, power failures, human error, and hardware failures can hit any provider. Here's how to plan your VPS hosting setup so downtime doesn't take your business down with it.
Read articleMulti-region VPS hosting for high availability
If all your servers run in one data center and it goes down, you're down. Spreading your VPS hosting across multiple regions gives you failover and keeps your application online when problems happen.
Read articleVPS hosting vs. dedicated server: when you need full control
VPS hosting shares hypervisor hardware. That means occasional reboots for patches you didn't request. If you can't tolerate unplanned restarts or need full hardware control, a dedicated server might be the better fit.
Read articleWhy scheduled reboots after server changes prevent outages
After adding a disk, editing fstab, or changing a service config, do a planned reboot during a maintenance window. If something is wrong, you find out then instead of during an emergency at 3 AM.
Read articleRun SQL Server on its own Windows VPS for better performance and licensing
Running SQL Server on the same Windows VPS as your app wastes licensing costs and limits performance. Put SQL on its own VPS, scale each side independently, and save on Microsoft licensing.
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