Sometimes you need more features than a basic web hosting service can provide but you cannot afford to pay the higher cost of dedicated server hosting, virtual private server hosting (VPS) may be the perfect solution for your business.VPS hosting in UAE shares the best of both worlds of shared hosting and dedicated hosting services. Similar to shared hosting, VPS hosting hosts your site on a server shared by a few other sites. The sites share the cost between them.

How Much Does VPS Hosting Cost?

As a result of VPS hosting’s hybrid nature, its cost is not as minimal as shared hosting fees, at the same time it is not as high as dedicated hosts fees. The pay range is between $20 per month to $100 per month, on the basis of configuration.

Shared web hosting, on the other side, is extremely cheap hosting; you can often open an account for less than $10 a month while dedicated web hosting will cost you $100 a month or more.

A majority of VPS hosting companies in Dubai only provide servers bases on Linux operating system (OS); you will have to deepen your search for Windows-based VPS hosting. This is especially important if you intend to run software that requires a Microsoft compatible environment.

Another benefit of using Linux-based VPS hosting is that it will save you some money; Usually Linux servers cost between $10 to $20 lower than Windows servers.

With VPS hosting your site resides in a partitioned server area that has a dedicated operating system, storage, RAM and monthly data transfer limits and other resources, so you can expect a stable performance for your site.   

The Essential VPS Features

Once the domain name is registered, the next step would be to pick up the specs for your server. Web hosting companies offer various VPS plans that have varying email capability, RAM, storage, CPU power, domain hosting, and monthly data transfers. A good web hosting company would normally offer atleast 4GB RAM, 100GB storage, and a generous volume of monthly data transfers. If you expect surges in traffic, then you should look for a web host that has flexible options. However, as with the unlimited service offerings, you really need to go through the fine print to make sure that what you see it and what the hosting company