With the recent growth in virtualisation software, Virtual Dedicated Servers are an increasingly viable web hosting option.

Virtualisation is a means of creating a software based “computer within a computer”. This might sound a little baffling, but the more you think about it the more useful it becomes.

It’s easier to grasp if you imagine a scenario. Say you have a friend who is raving about the benefits of the Linux operating system when compared to Windows. Imagine having a chance to try out Linux on your own computer, independent of your Windows install, and being able to launch your Linux machine from your Windows desktop. This is virtualisation in action.

Developers have taken this a step further and introduced entire virtual servers “in software” within what you might call a “master server”.

These virtual servers behave in identical ways to physical, single machine, servers. Virtual dedicated servers can be rebooted, they can have whatever operating system is preferred and they can be configured to perform equally to a physical server, but without the higher cost overheads of that physical server.

A virtual server can come in very handy to a client looking for a dedicated hosting solution but at a more manageable price. Virtual Dedicated Server rental can cost around a third of the price of the full-blown physical server solution.

Here at CWCS we offer a robust range of Dedicated Virtual Server hosting packages, with excellent hard disk space, processor and RAM options.