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  Post #1 (permalink)   09-02-2009, 05:43 PM
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VPS is a good start for a small business, but when do u start to consider dedicated servers for your growing company?
 
 
 


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  Post #2 (permalink)   09-03-2009, 06:42 AM
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As a matter of fact there are very few businesses that need high level of security, in such cases they may consider a dedicated server. But, usually it depends on the requirement of the website. It is normally seen that users opt for Shared or VPS Hosting packages.
 
 
 


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  Post #3 (permalink)   09-03-2009, 06:50 AM
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If you're starting out with a VPS the big consideration IMO to go dedicated is your need for much larger allocations of the CPU, in which case some VPS providers can meet your needs as apposed to "equal share".

I've seen well setup nodes who's VPS have easily outperformed dedicated servers of equal allocations. It's rare, but can be done
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  Post #4 (permalink)   09-05-2009, 02:39 PM
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VPS is a good start for a small business, but when do u start to consider dedicated servers for your growing company?
When a dedicated server becomes profitable I suggest a dedicated server. On the other hand dedicated servers are becomes so interesting that a VPS is outdated.
 
 
 


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  Post #5 (permalink)   09-05-2009, 06:44 PM
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VPS is great to start out with, but when you have a lot of sites your going have to get another VPS.

Dedicated server on the other hand have more resources, but if something goes wrong everyone is affected. While if a VPS goes down the other VPS most likely will still be up.

At Hostlatte, we use multiple VPS to handle our web hosting, so all of our customers wont be affected if something should happen.
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  Post #6 (permalink)   09-06-2009, 01:11 AM
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Hi,

It depends upon your requirement. VPS is the best place to start but still it depends upon your requirement. If you will be hosting a complicated and complicated sites and if it will be growing in next few months and if you have enough budget then go for Dedicated otherwise VPS is best.
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  Post #7 (permalink)   09-08-2009, 10:40 AM
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I would suggest VPS. Its great to start out with.
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  Post #8 (permalink)   09-08-2009, 12:09 PM
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VPS is definitely the way of the future. If you get a VPS with a decent provider then there is a good chance you are getting something way more reliable than a dedicated server(unreliant on hardware) and so much easier and cheaper to scale.
 
 
 


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  Post #9 (permalink)   09-08-2009, 02:27 PM
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Indeed, VPS market has been expanding day to day. It can save consumers lots of money compared to renting a whole dedi server.
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  Post #10 (permalink)   09-08-2009, 11:42 PM
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Well the same could be said to dedicated due in fact that the price of dedicated hosting is going down due to the fact that hardware has gone down so much
 
 
 


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  Post #11 (permalink)   09-14-2009, 12:02 PM
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A VPS is good to start off with and one can continue with a VPS as long as the hosted website doesn't outgrow it. However if your website is quite popular and the traffic is growing steadily, sooner or later you will feel the need to upgrade to a dedicated server.
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VPS is a good start for a small business, but when do u start to consider dedicated servers for your growing company?
When your VPS provider say your using to many resources, haha.
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Well, choosing between a VPS and dedicated server depends on the requirements of the website. If you are starting a website, a VPS would be fine, however, considering a VPS with a hosting provider who allows easy upgrades would be a better solution as you will be able to choose a dedicated server if you require more resources later on
 
 
 


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  Post #14 (permalink)   09-14-2009, 11:48 PM
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You will know when to move to dedicated, but the better question is if you want to rather buy a second VPS or rather consolidate everything to a dedicated server.

The choice remains yours, both have there pros and cons. It is not an easy question to answer because neither choices are worse than the other if done correctly.
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  Post #15 (permalink)   09-15-2009, 02:46 AM
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You will know when to move to dedicated, but the better question is if you want to rather buy a second VPS or rather consolidate everything to a dedicated server.

The choice remains yours, both have there pros and cons. It is not an easy question to answer because neither choices are worse than the other if done correctly.
I would say you will be asked to move by your web hosyting service provider
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