{"id":734,"date":"2021-07-30T09:15:54","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T09:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apiculus.in\/blog\/2021\/07\/30\/vps-or-cloud-how-can-vps-service-providers-offer-better-services-to-their-customers\/"},"modified":"2023-12-05T10:00:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T10:00:56","slug":"vps-or-cloud-how-can-vps-service-providers-offer-better-services-to-their-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apiculus.com\/blog\/vps-or-cloud-how-can-vps-service-providers-offer-better-services-to-their-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"VPS or Cloud? How can VPS service providers offer better services to their customers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apiculus.com\/blog\/vps-or-cloud-how-can-vps-service-providers-offer-better-services-to-their-customers\/#Under_what_scenarios_do_businesses_prefer_VPS\" title=\"Under what scenarios do businesses prefer VPS?\">Under what scenarios do businesses prefer VPS?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apiculus.com\/blog\/vps-or-cloud-how-can-vps-service-providers-offer-better-services-to-their-customers\/#Cloud_Services_%E2%80%93_whats_the_difference_and_how_is_it_a_better_offering_than_VPS\" title=\"Cloud Services \u2013 what\u2019s the difference and how is it a better offering than VPS?\">Cloud Services \u2013 what\u2019s the difference and how is it a better offering than VPS?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apiculus.com\/blog\/vps-or-cloud-how-can-vps-service-providers-offer-better-services-to-their-customers\/#Why_should_VPS_service_providers_switch_to_Cloud_Hosting\" title=\"Why should VPS service providers switch to Cloud Hosting?\">Why should VPS service providers switch to Cloud Hosting?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apiculus.com\/blog\/vps-or-cloud-how-can-vps-service-providers-offer-better-services-to-their-customers\/#Who_uses_VPS_hosting_and_who_would_prefer_to_switch_to_cloud\" title=\"Who uses VPS hosting and who would prefer to switch to cloud?\">Who uses VPS hosting and who would prefer to switch to cloud?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apiculus.com\/blog\/vps-or-cloud-how-can-vps-service-providers-offer-better-services-to-their-customers\/#Why_Does_Cloud_Hosting_Stand_Out_as_the_Best_Hosting_Solution\" title=\"Why Does Cloud Hosting Stand Out as the Best Hosting Solution?\">Why Does Cloud Hosting Stand Out as the Best Hosting Solution?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apiculus.com\/blog\/vps-or-cloud-how-can-vps-service-providers-offer-better-services-to-their-customers\/#How_can_IndiQus_help\" title=\"How can IndiQus help?\">How can IndiQus help?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>With the shift in technology that prioritises remote management, there is a strong emphasis being given to scalable services.\u00a0 Virtualisation has become a key consideration for businesses that prioritise efficient utilisation of resources. VPS (Virtual Private Server) has gained popularity for this very reason and many businesses made a switch from dedicated servers on premises to VPS which allows them to access virtual resources more efficiently. However, can VPS service providers offer more to their customers in terms of resource access, usage and automation? In this post, let\u2019s explore the differences between VPS and cloud services and how VPS providers can exemplify their offerings to include cloud services.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Under_what_scenarios_do_businesses_prefer_VPS\"><\/span><b>Under what scenarios do businesses prefer VPS?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For a long time, VPS has been widely accepted as an advanced form of dedicated hosting solutions. Businesses see a lot of benefit in moving to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apiculus.com\/virtual-private-cloud.php\">virtual private server<\/a> rather than investing in hardware. Some of the reasons why VPS is appealing to businesses are:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Complete freedom to manage the server.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Full access to install any required software<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Unlike shared hosting, VPS offers efficiency as you have your own resources<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Isolation from other servers.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Enhanced security as files cannot be accessed by any other clients.<\/p>\n<p>However, one of the major disadvantages of VPS hosting is that in case a server is down, the application that is hosted will be unavailable with no redundancy available. This is why many businesses are preferring a switch to public clouds.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cloud_Services_%E2%80%93_whats_the_difference_and_how_is_it_a_better_offering_than_VPS\"><\/span><b>Cloud Services \u2013 what\u2019s the difference and how is it a better offering than VPS?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you are a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apiculus.com\/solution-for-service-providers.php\">VPS service provider<\/a>, you would have seen a shift in preferences in the past few years \u2013 customers prefer highly accessible and highly available hosting options. Cloud is the next step towards offering such services. Many of the VPS hosting providers too have switched to offering public cloud hosting. With cloud services, they can offer customers lower downtimes and a secure and reliable infrastructure as a service to run their critical workloads.<\/p>\n<p>With cloud hosting services, you can offer your customers with:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Virtual partitions on multiple physical networks<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Automated failovers to avoid downtimes<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Highly secure access via a cloud management platform<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Extensible, flexible and scalable resources<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Real time availability of resources on demand.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0Pay-as-you-go model makes it more economical and appealing to subscribers.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_should_VPS_service_providers_switch_to_Cloud_Hosting\"><\/span><b>Why should VPS service providers switch to Cloud Hosting?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For many, VPS hosting has worked just fine \u2013 for very long. However, it has a number of management overheads that can be easily avoided with cloud. VPS hosting allocates a specified amount of computing resources to each client. If the requirement increases and the system is not able to handle the additional inflow, it crashes. Similarly, if a system malfunctions, it is unable to offer the services. Managing each customer\u2019s servers and maintaining downtimes to a minimum without disrupting their services is an operational overhead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read \u2013\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apiculus.com\/blog\/the-rise-of-cloud-repatriation-balancing-cost-and-performance-in-the-cloud-landscape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Rise of Cloud Repatriation: Balancing Cost and Performance in the Cloud Landscape<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With cloud hosting services on the other hand, you can build your infrastructure to tackle the increase in demand for resources differently. Under the cloud environment, the website is hosted on a pool of unified computing resources. This means that if one server reaches its optimum level, then a second server is ready to function. Similarly, if a server fails, the services running on them from a subscriber perspective will be unaffected as other servers will continue to serve the incoming traffic. By switching to providing full-fledged cloud service, you can offer reliability and powerful functionality to your customers. Customers get an unlimited supply of resources which they can configure by themselves and release them once they are done using it. Since these computing resources are pooled in from multiple physical servers, you can efficiently cater to the demands of businesses.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_uses_VPS_hosting_and_who_would_prefer_to_switch_to_cloud\"><\/span><b>Who uses VPS hosting and who would prefer to switch to cloud?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Many businesses have switched from VPS hosting to cloud. VPS is made for those who are interested in hosting a single website or single service with no significant growth in the future. While VPS is powerful, it does not guarantee uptime and hence cloud is a more reliable option that businesses are looking at. Small and medium sized businesses who have a fixed IT requirement may be more comfortable with a VPS service, however, those businesses who wish to scale soon and expect their IT infrastructure and resources to dynamically scale too would prefer a cloud setup.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a comparison that shows the differences in VPS and cloud hosting and how VPS service providers can better their offerings by switching to cloud hosting:<\/p>\n<p><b>Differences in both the infrastructures:<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>VPS Hosting<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Cloud Hosting<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Server Deployment and Management<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Server Sharing Model<\/td>\n<td>Private Server<\/td>\n<td>Dedicated Cloud Server<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Scalability (auto\/manual)<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Platform-as-a-Service offering<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Containerisation<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>DB-as-a-Service<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Low Cost<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pay As You Go<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Customization<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Security<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Instant Provisioning<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>Yes (in managed hosting)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Performance<\/td>\n<td>Depends on the vendor<\/td>\n<td>Fast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reliability<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Multiple Data Centers<\/td>\n<td>Depends on the vendor<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Does_Cloud_Hosting_Stand_Out_as_the_Best_Hosting_Solution\"><\/span><b>Why Does Cloud Hosting Stand Out as the Best Hosting Solution?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For those offering VPS hosting services, the next best step is switching to providing a full-fledged cloud solution. With cloud hosting you can promise customers a more stable and reliable infrastructure that can be scaled as per requirements. When deployed with an appropriate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apiculus.com\/cloud-management-platform.php\">cloud management platform<\/a>, your customers can add\/remove resources as needed within a few clicks. These resources can be dismissed when no longer needed \u2013 without financial losses. It is dynamically scalable and customisable. Here\u2019s why cloud hosting could be a better hosting solution for your customers:<\/p>\n<p><b>Better performance<\/b><\/p>\n<p>VPS limits offerings and can promise only a fixed level of performance. This is because only a set level of system resources are dedicated to individual virtual servers. If there is a high demand of resources on the server, it will lead to the failure of the virtual server. With cloud, you can set up redundancy and ensure failovers to offer a better performance level to your subscribers.<\/p>\n<p><b>Customization<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In cloud hosting, you have the provision of installing various sorts of applications. In the case of customisation in VPS, the functioning is the same as the dedicated server, the user gets full root access and has complete control over the operating system. But it is a physical host system and can run only one OS. So, the choice of operating system will be limited as it depends on the provider.<\/p>\n<p><b>Low cost<\/b><\/p>\n<p>VPS servers are an expensive offering. Businesses today prefer a pay-as-you-go model to control costs. With a cloud offering, you can capture the market better.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_can_IndiQus_help\"><\/span><b>How can IndiQus help?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>IndiQus has been working with VPS service providers to design and deploy public cloud services. Leveraging from their existing technology infrastructure, the entire process is simplified. We set up the virtualisation and orchestration layer, topped with our comprehensive cloud management platform \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apiculus.com\">apiculus<\/a>. This platform offers a combination of operational functions as well as business functions to enable you to manage not only the resources, but also billing, invoicing and self-service and ticketing etc. Equipped with the right tools, VPS providers can conveniently switch to offering a complete public cloud solution to their customers.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a VPS provider and wish to understand more about how to convert your existing setup to a cloud-based offering, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apiculus.com\/contact-us.php\">do reach out to us<\/a>. 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