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[Matthew Terenzio]

> So the real question is why would anyone want to use a virtual 
> dedicated server when you can get a real dedicated server for about 
> the same price?
That is generally not the case. I did see that serverpronto had a 
dedicated server for $30, the lowest I've ever seen and a price that 
low even scares me a little.
But I've had a Virtual Private Server for $10 a month. Root access for 
$10 a month! Please point me to the Dedicated server for that price, 
I'll take ten.

Matt



On Nov 6, 2004, at 7:08 AM, Michael wrote:

> The main benefit I can see is that in theory you can pay for only the 
> amount of computing power you need and upgrade easily. In my 
> experience it doesn't work out that well and it's just as easy to just 
> have add a new didcated server when you need more power and balance 
> your load across all your servers. As far as web hosting goes at 
> least.
>
> What other reasons would I have to use a virtual server? I suppose it 
> might be possible to move your entire virtual server to a new real 
> server, as a single file, in case of a hardware failure which might 
> save you time and money?
>
> -- 
> Michael <mogmios at mlug.missouri.edu>
> http://kavlon.org
>
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