VPS vs VDS vs Dedicated/Bare Metal?

stupidgenius

Curious what everyone's decision making are on picking a hosted service.

My thought process is mostly around:
1. If it is for a personal/non-revenue project(s), go for as cheap as VPS as can handle it. (And I would migrate/upgrade it once I start to run into resource/access issues.)
2. I tend to move towards more premium options/hosts for VDS or Dedicated servers if it would hurt me financially or reputation if it were to perform poorly.

stupidgenius

Fixed the poll, thanks @AnthonySmith!

frodothebearer

For me, it all depends on what the project is. I determine the needs and goals of the project and go from there. It can also change as your project changes over time. Sometimes you can start with a VPS but you'll need to scale to dedicated resources. Other times you start with dedicated but realize you can just use a few small VPSs for half the price.

Charles

Each has its own advantages, and it depends on your project.

somik

Someone needs to vote on noisy neighbor

Hitori0221

@somik said:

Someone needs to vote on noisy neighbor

done

somik

@Hitori0221 said:

@somik said:

Someone needs to vote on noisy neighbor

done

Thanks! Increased your Karma by 11

stupidgenius

@somikPlatinum said: Someone needs to vote on noisy neighbor

Thanos would be proud

Hitori0221

@somik said:

@Hitori0221 said:

@somik said:

Someone needs to vote on noisy neighbor

done

Thanks! Increased your Karma by 11

imo noisy neighbour is the closest option to resource limits, a.k.a. fair usage policy on CPU, I/O, etc., so I voted for it.

only on dedicated servers do we actually get dedicated resources, especially with spinning disks, where I/O is very limited.

somik

@Hitori0221 said: the closest option to resource limits, a.k.a. fair usage policy on CPU, I/O, etc., so I voted for it.

Dedicated servers can also have noisy neighbors. The server I got from ColoCrossing is a prime example of that. The resources are dedicated, but the network speed jumps between 1gbps and 1mbps... Basically completely unusable...

stupidgenius

@somikPlatinum said: Dedicated servers can also have noisy neighbors. The server I got from ColoCrossing is a prime example of that. The resources are dedicated, but the network speed jumps between 1gbps and 1mbps... Basically completely unusable...

Sorry that was me, I was using my Dedirock Storage VPS to backup all my servers.

somik

@stupidgenius said:

@somikPlatinum said: Dedicated servers can also have noisy neighbors. The server I got from ColoCrossing is a prime example of that. The resources are dedicated, but the network speed jumps between 1gbps and 1mbps... Basically completely unusable...

Sorry that was me, I was using my Dedirock Storage VPS to backup all my servers.

LOL! I knew it!

NexCloud

For me, uptime is the first priority, but security and support matter much. Even if pricing is attractive, I won't choose a provider with frequent downtime or poor network reliability.

terrorgen

The hammer is swift.