Comparison of Cloud vs Dedicated
We've put together a quick comparison chart of classic dedicated hosting versus our on-demand hosting platform.| Traditional Dedicated Server | zShell Cloud / On-demand Server | |
| Description | Hardware which is exclusively used by you | On-demand, scalable and cost effective hosting resources |
| General Features | Upgrading hardware requires scheduled downtime
If the hardware fails your site / application will go down Fixed term contracts, minimum typically 12 months Hardware is typically under utilised |
Scalability to match demand
Rapid deployments Prices scale as you grow No hardware to buy or lease Flexible contracts 24/7/365 support by phone and email |
| Technical Features | Limited to the performance of the server | When hardware fails, servers are brought up on running hardware within minutes
Servers can be cloned on-demand Additional computing resources can be allocated on-demand |
| Security / Audit | Exact physical server and its location is known
No other client has access to your server |
Exact physical server and its location is known
No other client has access to your cloud server All zShell cloud servers configured within a DMZ |
| Reasons for Use | Often for compliance reasons | Great for all hosting requirements as zShell cloud servers behave just like dedicated servers |