Virtual Dedicated Hosting

Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS) hosting is a solution that provides the benefits of dedicated hosting and co-location, but at a more affordable price. Pricing is cheaper due to physical resources (such as the CPU) being shared with other guest Operating Systems. Virtualization allows for more efficient use of hardware, as traditional dedicated systems only use up on average just 10% of the system's capacity. That makes for quite a lot of wasted resources. However, with virtualization technology, we can share these resources, allowing for a more affordable price to our customers. Additional benefits of virtual dedicated server hosting include rapid deployment of new machines (operating systems), ability to revert back to a save point (snapshots), and demand flexibility.

Acceleration VDS Plans

The following plans meet most of our clients' needs. However, if you need pricing for more RAM, more storage space or bandwidth, please contact us and we will be glad to quote you a customized solution. Unlike a lot of bulk-hosting companies out there, we know that not each client's need is created equal!

Virtual LAMP Lite - $40/mo.

  • OS: Ubuntu Server
  • 1 Intel Xeon processor core @ 2.50GHz
  • 256MB RAM
  • 20 GB disk space
  • 200 GB data transfer limit
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Virtual Lite - $69/mo.

  • OS: Windows Server 2008 Standard
  • 1 Intel Xeon processor core @ 2.50GHz
  • 1GB RAM
  • 40 GB disk space
  • 200 GB data transfer limit
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Virtual Pro - $89/mo.

  • OS: Windows Server 2008 Standard
  • 2 Intel Xeon processor core @ 2.50GHz
  • 2GB RAM
  • 60 GB disk space
  • 400 GB data transfer limit
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Virtual Power - $109/mo.

  • OS: Windows Server 2008 Standard
  • 2 Intel Xeon processor core @ 2.50GHz
  • 4GB RAM
  • 100 GB disk space
  • 1000 GB data transfer limit
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Virtual Custom

  • OS: Windows Server 2008 Standard
  • 1, 2 or 4 Intel Xeon processor core @ 2.50GHz
  • Choose Memory Requirements
  • Choose Disk Space
  • 1000 GB data transfer limit
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Why choose Virtual Dedicated Server Hosting over Dedicated Hosting and Co-location?

There are several reasons to choose Virtual Dedicated Server Hosting from Acceleration over traditional colocation. Firstly, colocation involves an initial investment to purchase your own server. If you are looking for a cheap solution, you could spend as little as a thousand dollars for a working server, but if you want a reliable solution with redundant hardware an investment of several thousand dollars is necessary. Once you have made this investment, you still must pay an internet service provider to host your equipment. On top of that, you are still responsible for server maintenance, such as any casualties your hardware might encounter such as failed disks, faulty memory modules, or a failed power supply unit. Choosing Virtual Dedicated Server Hosting from Acceleration eliminates these problems. The underlying hardware for your Virtual Dedicated Server is handled by Acceleration, meaning the costs to repair and upgrade the hardware is included in your monthly bill. There is also never a need to worry about hiring someone to replace your hardware if there is a problem outside of your abilities as it is all handled by Acceleration.

Advantages over Dedicated Hosting

There are many advantages to using Acceleration's Virtual Dedicated Servers. We've detailed some of the finer points below:
Rapid Upgrades
If you need more memory, disk space, or CPU time, we can upgrade you in a matter of minutes. Conventional dedicated servers or co-located systems would require you to crack open the system to add or replace hardware which may or may not work properly, causing extended unwanted downtime. With our services, all we need to do is allocate your VDS these extra resources and restart the operating system for the changes to be applied.
Snapshots
If you are planning on doing upgrades to your server but are worried about the consequences, relax! Snapshots allow you to create a fallback point in case an upgrade has left you high and dry. Wanting to upgrade your server to the latest service pack? No problem! If something goes wrong you can always roll back to the latest snapshot. Everything on your system will be restored to how it was when the snapshot was taken. This is quietly done with zero downtime.
High Availability
It is an unfortunate reality that hardware will always either die or eventually reach its time to be retired. With VDS hosting from Acceleration, your virtual server can be migrated to another physical system all while your operating system stays running.