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Shared hosting is still growing. VPS is not going to kill it, as customers are different with very different needs. The efficiency does translate into a saving
by iseletsk 11y ago
Shared hosting is still growing. VPS is not going to kill it, as customers are different with very different needs.
The efficiency does translate into a saving for those hosters, as it is common to see 2,000 Happy customers on a 16GB server. Something completely impossible with VPS.
- tyingq 11y ago>>The efficiency does translate into a saving for those hosters This is true from a hardware standpoint. However, after paying for CloudLinux and Cpanel licenses, the advantage may falter. And, they are racing deeper pockets to the bottom.
- iseletsk 11y agowell, cPanel is needed by clients. VPS doesn't come with convenient fully managed UI and sysadmins to care about your site there. CloudLinux is required when you want to improve stability/density. Even if density un-important, improving stability is critical & revenue generating activity
- tyingq 11y agoThat is roughly how things are today, yes. In the future, if the VPS vendors don't go down the road of addressing those two gaps, it would remain that way.