As technology becomes ever more sophisticated and versatile, commercial computer systems are themselves becoming more flexible than ever before. Whereas previously companies that wished to outsource their IT would have to make do with shared servers, in recent years they have been able to choose dedicated server hosting administered by professionals.
Now, the growth in more efficient data storage and faster, more powerful software means that these companies can reap the business benefits of virtual server hosting – whereby they are granted almost the same degree of control over their remote server as they would have with an in-house system.
The virtual server runs within a hardware server, but separated by a partition, allowing it to run its own operating system with a high level of privacy and security and without any performance issues caused by interruptions from neighbouring servers, who are unable to access it at all. This means that clients receive the same level of service.
With virtual server hosting, companies can not only choose which operating systems and software to use, they can choose their email names, passwords and other details pertaining to their IT resources. A virtual server effectively gives companies a “control panel” from which they can direct their computer operations just as effectively as if they had the server in their very own building.
Virtual server hosting gives clients independence at a lower cost than other forms of dedicated server hosting. A virtual server is also a safer platform for testing new software or for running software with known security issues without placing the rest of the server at risk.
Because of the high levels of performance, security and freedom they provide, the phenomenon of virtual server hosting looks set to grow in popularity exponentially over the next few years as more and more companies awake to its potential.
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