Sune Christesen (not verified) on February 9, 2007 - 3:27am.
For me VPS is several things. It can be the next step from shared hosting due to either custom system requirements or higher resource needs, but in many situations a dedicated server would also be the right choise here (specially when you move due to a higher need for resources).
However, VPS is also often an easy way to get started with learning to run, configure and maintain your own server. Some providers offer you easy recovery of the system, which means that you can’t really mess that much up.
For me VPS is several things. It can be the next step from shared hosting due to either custom system requirements or higher resource needs, but in many situations a dedicated server would also be the right choise here (specially when you move due to a higher need for resources).
However, VPS is also often an easy way to get started with learning to run, configure and maintain your own server. Some providers offer you easy recovery of the system, which means that you can’t really mess that much up.