Difference between VPS and Cloud
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Feature
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VPS Hosting
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Cloud Hosting
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Infrastructure
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Single physical server
divided into virtual units
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Network of
interconnected servers
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Resource
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Fixed and dedicated per
VPS
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Dynamic, on-demand,
from a shared pool
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Scalability
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Limited; requires
manual upgrades
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High; scales up/down
instantly
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Reliability
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Dependent on single
physical server
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High; distributed
architecture with failover
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Pricing
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Fixed monthly fee
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Usage-based
(pay-as-you-go)
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Control
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High (root access)
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Varies (IaaS, PaaS,
SaaS)
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Best For
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Predictable traffic,
stable growth
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Fluctuating traffic,
rapid growth, high availability
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