- Polls on Liquid Web Survey 951 decision makers and technical users about their habits
- Almost half of VPS users have left a provider due to bad support
- Uptids guarantees and full admin -control are key features
A new study from the Liquid Web, one of our choices for the best web hosting providers around, has revealed a growing trend for companies to favor virtual private servers (VPS).
The survey found that 27% of non-VPS users are planning to migrate to a virtual private server within the next 12 months, where those who use shared hosts are most likely to migrate.
Of those who are already using private servers, 90%say they would recommend this type of hosting mainly due to root approach. Sky platform users appear to be most motivated by the cost of switching, those who use dedicated hosting are unhappy with the performance of their server, and shared hosting users are frustrated with configuration options.
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The study also revealed what companies use private servers for. Almost half use VPS servers to host sites and apps, while 15% use the servers to implement or fine-tune AI models.
Other uses include gaming hosting (such as Minecraft hosting), automation scripts, client projects and operation of E -trading stores.
VPS servers have traditionally been the go-to server choice for the most technical users, but the results show that they are used more and more by hobbyists.
IT benefits and developers are increasingly likely to use a VPS (50% of respondents) with 58% hosting sites or apps, 45% using DEVOPS -test servers and 31% reporting to use VPS for automation scripts.
A growing percentage is hobbyists (19% of the respondents) with 58% using servers for games, 42% for hosting places and apps and 18% host for Discord Bots.
The growing tendency for VPS use can be down to the large amount of tutorials on the web. 65% of respondents said they learned how to use online tutorials and trials and errors. Only 31% had any formal training. This does not mean that help is not appreciated, as almost half of VPS users have left a provider because they have not received the necessary support.
Windows was the most preferred operating system for 36% of users, with Ubuntu collecting 28% of users and Centos for 9% of respondents.
The value of VPS is not too surprising considering that the servers offer better reliability and configurability than shared hosting and do not have the same cost costs of dedicated and cloud -hosting, while the same performance and scalability.
“The future of hosting is about delivering affordable prices, the control of dedicated and scalability of Sky. VPS is the bridge, and leaders who invest now will be best placed for growth,” noted Ryan MacDonald, Chief Technology Officer on the Liquid Web.
