Migration from Shared Hosting to Cloud VPS: When, Why, and How?

If you are a shared hosting user, over time you may find that your business needs a different type of service with more resources, flexibility, or other parameters. In this article, we explain when and why you should consider switching to a VPS solution, which provides more security and return on investment for your online business. 

Signs that shared hosting is no longer suitable for your online business

Shared hosting is a suitable solution for startups with a relatively small website, regular traffic, and a need for basic protection and optimization tools. Over time, as the business grows, these resources may become insufficient to maintain your website’s proper operation. Here’s what could hint that it’s time to move to another type of service:

Your website is slow

With shared hosting, you share server resources with other users, so a traffic spike to your site or theirs—or depletion of another server resource—can lead to downtime or slow performance for every web project on that server. If your traffic increases over time but you haven't planned for this from the start, you may notice your site struggles during peak days and hours if you rely on shared hosting. 

Learn the consequences for your business if your website is slow

The cyber security level doesn’t meet your requirements

If you own an online store or a business that works with sensitive customer data, you'll need the highest level of protection to keep your website online and your client data completely safe. However, if you use shared hosting, keep in mind that a DDoS attack on another client’s site hosted on the same server will affect your site by slowing it down or stopping it entirely. In general, shared hosting provides a lower level of protection for individual users and their projects compared to services like VPS, where you can use additional configurations and cyber security tools. 

The provided resources don’t fit your needs

Many online businesses experience peaks and valleys in workload, requiring flexible resources that a fixed service plan can’t offer. Most often with shared hosting, you either pay for more than you use or risk exceeding your plan, causing website or system downtime. 

Many websites require resources that shared hosting can’t provide without sacrificing speed. Even if your service offers “unlimited traffic”, that traffic consumes other resources (such as number of simultaneous database requests, web server connections, RAM, CPU, etc). 

Besides insufficient resources, many sites also run into the need for specific configurations for their systems to function properly, which administrators of shared hosting have limited ability to provide. 

See also: How to prepare your server for upcoming heavy traffic

How upgrading to a Cloud VPS service can solve the problem

The fastest and easiest answer to the above problems is to choose a VPS service, where your web project is migrated to a virtual server with dedicated resources and security. In practice, VPS delivers many of the advantages of your own physical server but at a much more affordable price. Here are some of them:   

Optimal server resources at all times

VPS services give you higher parameters (CPU, RAM, disk space for files and data), improving your website’s performance. These resources will meet traffic and workload needs, as well as the need for specific individual website settings. 

Own server space and full independence

Unlike shared hosting, VPS solutions mean you have independent server space, so you're not affected by cyber vulnerabilities or peak loads experienced by other sites that share server resources.

Flexibility in service management

Over time, you may need additional settings or configurations for your VPS service, which would be quite difficult with a fixed shared hosting plan. Typically, growing online stores or larger businesses adding new locations or IT infrastructure have such needs. Also, businesses often want to install individual programs or business applications. 

AbsCloud advises: Consult with experts about the right Cloud VPS service 

If you’re still using shared hosting but are looking for a more suitable solution for your online store, ERP system, business website, or email, we recommend consulting with experts for a consultation and a trial of a suitable service for your business.

See also: 5 reasons to use a Cloud VPS Service

At AbsCloud, we provide free IT consultation and the opportunity to test our Cloud servers without risk to your business. 

Once you become convinced that Cloud VPS is the right solution for your online business, you do not need to know in detail the steps for migrating your web project to the new service. Our team will handle the entire process, ensuring your website’s business continuity and precise configuration of all resources. Here are more benefits of Cloud VPS from AbsCloud: 

• Service Availability Guarantee - we understand that all the key systems of our clients must function without interruption. That’s why we guarantee 99.9% service uptime as well as compensation should we fail to meet this commitment. 
• Server Monitoring - we use extensive server monitoring systems to track and guarantee the effective operation of every server and our clients’ web projects 24/7. 
• State-of-the-art server equipment - we rely on the latest technology and equipment to ensure the reliable performance of our clients’ websites and systems. 
• Personal system administrator - every one of our service clients has a dedicated system administrator who is familiar with the business and web projects that they support. 
• Full control and flexibility - you have complete control over your Cloud VPS and, with our team's help, can configure the service and resources according to your business’s specific needs. 

If you need more information or want to test our services risk-free for your business, contact our team now.