VDS - Virtual Dedicated Server Hosting
For most people, the Mercedes Benz of web hosting accounts is the dedicated server hosting account. Dedicated servers give you complete control over your web server providing everything from DNS management to remote SSH access. If you want to upgrade to the latest version of PHP, no problem. If you want to install web applications directly to the server, you got it. Dedicated servers put you in the drivers seat and you alone. Another major plus with dedicated servers is that you don’t have to share the server or any of its resources with other users - unlike shared web hosting. So, why don’t more people own dedicated servers?
The two major hangups people have with dedicated server hosting plans are high prices and technical knowledge. First, with all the added features and stability comes a much steeper price sometimes as much as ten times what a shared hosting account would cost. For many small businesses and new webmasters the price alone places dedicated servers completely out of reach. Second, is the additional technical knowledge required to setup and manage a dedicated server hosting account. Most basic web users wouldn’t even be able to figure out how to setup an email account or FTP server on a dedicated box. Needless to say, it takes a lot more experience and brains to manage a dedicated server.
Virtual Dedicated Servers were created to give users the security and stability of a dedicated server without the high prices and the need to hire geeksquad to turn it on. Jumpline.com latched on to the VDS idea several years ago and have slowly been perfecting virtual dedicated server hosting. A few months ago we began having problems with one of our shared hosting accounts that hosts a very popular hunting dog breeder directory. After crashing the shared hosting server for the 7th time we began looking for a better hosting option. That’s when we decided to give Jumplines VDS hosting plan a try. The account creation was a breeze and the best part is that our site hasn’t gone down since switching hosting plans almost months ago. We couldn’t be happier.
Jumpline.com is currently running an agressive promotion to get new users to give virtual dedicated server hosting a try. They are giving away FREE 3 month test-drives on their very popular J2-VDS account. You get 2 Gigs of storage space, a dedicated ip address, daily backups and the ability to host up to 25 websites on one VDS hosting account. Click here to learn more about this FREE offer.
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