About Managed Servers
Virtual private servers give you the power and freedom of your own hosting environment, without the costly maintenance. Host unlimited domains with full hosting account features and multiple user access. Root access and the choice of user roles allows for a flexible system that can be divided among many accounts.
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What is a Virtual Private Server?
A Virtual Private Server allows all of the benefits of a fully dedicated server without the cost. Private servers give you a true dedicated server environment, allowing hosting of your own cluster of websites, email, and local databases. Onvi.net manages the hardware and software maintenance and updates, allowing you to take care of what matters most: your websites. Virtual Private Servers are best for large-scale applications in need of a dedicated server, without the hassle.
Root-level access and a true private environment offers full control of your system, giving developers ultimate freedom in creating your web real estate. No need for a system administrator on staff to manage your server. We provide dedicated monitoring and maintenance to make sure your server stays healthy and online.
Why Managed Servers?
Management and maintenance is the key ingredient to a healthy server. Many hosting companies offer dedicated servers, but with no level of software or system support. If the machine encounters a problem outside of the standard hardware agreement, a system administrator or a 3rd-party company must be hired to help repair the damage.
A single dedicated server can be costly and bulky. As a result, automated backups are sometimes performed on the same machine instead of a secondary machine or hard drive. This leaves all data vulnerable to loss during a system crash. For these reasons, traditional dedicated servers are infamous for downtime and data loss. By managing servers we can help maintain better practices, troubleshoot and prevent problems, and offer immediate solutions if issues do arise.
Shared Hosting vs. Virtual Private Servers
Shared hosting is the standard type of low-cost mass hosting that has traditionally been the typical method of hosting small websites. Standard shared hosting plans divide servers among multiple websites, allowing many accounts to run on the same IP address and share system resources. Shared hosting companies sometimes host thousands of domains on one server. This creates sluggish servers, long load times, and bandwidth overages that cause crashes and server timeouts.
On a Virtual Private Server, your Website will be hosted on a powerful machine with several hard drives, partitioned into dedicated "slices". Your slice will include dedicated memory, disk space, and bandwidth that will not be compromised by any other domain. Your Website will be hosted on a private IP address, creating faster ping time and a private environment with increased security. Additional private IP addresses may be added on to your server for use by other domains, typically needed for SSL certificates.
