IBM Cloud VPS hosting

A VPS offers several benefits over traditional physical hardware:

• Resource utilization and improved ROI: Because multiple VPS run on a single physical computer, customers don’t have to buy a new server every time they want to run another OS, and they can get more return from each piece of hardware they already own.
• Scale: With cloud computing, it’s easy to deploy multiple copies of the same virtual machine to better serve increases in load.
• Portability: VPS can be relocated as needed among the physical computers in a network. This makes it possible to allocate workloads to servers that have spare computing power. VPS can even move between on-premises and cloud environments, making them useful for hybrid cloud scenarios in which you share computing resources between your data center and a cloud service provider.
• Flexibility: Creating a VPS is faster and easier than installing an OS on a physical server because you can clone a VPS with the OS already installed. Developers and software testers can create new environments on demand to handle new tasks as they arise.
• Security: VPS improve security in several ways when compared to an OS running directly on hardware. A VPS is a file that can be scanned for malicious software by an external program. You can create an entire snapshot of the VPS at any point in time and then restore it to that state if it becomes infected with malware, effectively taking the VPS back in time. The fast, easy creation of VPS also makes it possible to completely delete a compromised VPS and then recreate it quickly, hastening recovery from malware infections.
   

VPS have several uses, both for enterprise IT administrators and users. Here are a few options:

• Use cloud computing: For the last 10-plus years, VPS have been the fundamental unit of compute in cloud, enabling dozens of different types of applications and workloads to run and scale successfully.
• Support DevOps: VPS are a great way to support enterprise developers, who can configure VPS templates with the settings for their software development and testing processes. They can create VPS for specific tasks such as static software tests, including these steps in an automated development workflow. This all helps streamline the DevOps toolchain.
• Test a new operating system: A VPS lets you test-drive a new OS on your desktop without affecting your primary OS.
• Investigate malware: VPS are useful for malware researchers who frequently need fresh machines on which to test malicious programs.
• Run incompatible software: Some users may prefer one OS while still needing a program that is only available in another. A good example is the Dragon range of voice dictation software. Its vendor, Nuance, has discontinued the macOS version of its product. However, running a desktop-focused hypervisor — such as VMware Fusion or Parallels — enables you to run Windows in a VPS, giving you access to that version of the software.
• Browse securely: Using a VPS for browsing enables you to visit sites without worrying about infection. You can take a snapshot of your machine and then roll back to it after each browsing session. This is something that a user could set up themselves, using a Type 2 desktop hypervisor. Alternatively, an administrator could provide a temporary virtual desktop located on the server.

IBM provides a full range of virtual server hosting choices, including public, multi-tenant servers, as well as dedicated hosts and instances. In addition to virtual servers, IBM Cloud also offers bare metal servers, a managed Kubernetes service, PaaS and FaaS to round out a complete set of compute models to support any application or workload.

IBM also offers a broad range of supporting services across networking, storage and database, as well as specialty services like IBM Watson® and IBM Blockchain.

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