VDS stands for virtual dedicated server.

VDS is a virtualized IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) virtualized computing environment made to mimic a stand-alone dedicated server. A VDS obtains its resources from either a large, single dedicated server, a pool of dedicated servers, or from a large cloud hosting infrastructure.

A virtual dedicated server offers almost every aspect that a dedicated server offers with less cost attached to it. Hardware, such as RAM or NICs, can be added or removed, and a VDS does not share resources among a group of other virtual dedicated servers like a virtual private server (VPS) does. The biggest feather in the VDS cap/hat is data and server access security. Even the data center techs that surround a VDS cannot gain access to a locked-down virtual dedicated server.

The downsides to a VDS versus a VPS include:

For those just starting, Rackwoo highly recommends to start with our managed SSD hosting services first, then move to a VPS server once knowledge has been gained and time has passed.

Once a webmaster gains a year or so of good knowledge, and their website starts to see sizable traffic, along with gathering valuable client and web-related data, then a webmaster should look into owning a VPS to test the water for the transition in the future to owning a full dedicated server one day.