RAM is an abbreviation for Random Access Memory. This is a kind of computer memory, that, different from other storage devices like hard disk drives or DVDs, permits the data to be accessed directly without reading the previous content stored inside it. Every time an app is started, it is stored inside the RAM, due to the fact that it could be accessed much more quickly than if it was read from another media device. With regard to the web hosting service itself, more RAM means that more web apps can run concurrently on a particular web server, particularly when they are resource-demanding and are accessed by a significant number of people all at once. Not like a shared web hosting solution in which the resources of a particular account may be flexible and often depend on what other end users consume also, a VPS has a guaranteed amount of RAM which can be used always. That memory is allotted to one web server only and shall not be used by other customers even when it is not used.
Guaranteed RAM in VPS Hosting
The physical memory you will get with each virtual private server which we offer is guaranteed and will be readily available at all times even if you do not use the whole thing for a long length of time. Every VPS account gives you set system resources and runs in an isolated container independently from all the other accounts on the physical server, so even when some account starts running out of memory, we shall not allocate some of your memory to that account. Also we never distribute the whole physical memory on the hardware node among the virtual accounts created on it, as a way to guarantee that it won't run out of memory. Thus, there shall always be free RAM if you wish to upgrade your package and we ensure the flawless performance of the physical server.
Guaranteed RAM in Dedicated Web Hosting
The amount of RAM that comes with each and every dedicated server which we offer you is big enough even for quite resource-demanding web applications. The memory will be available for your sites and any other software you install on the web server at all times, so if at some point you use only a fraction of the system resources which you have, we will never alter the hardware configuration you have ordered. All of the components are examined before the web server is assembled, including the RAM sticks, to guarantee that you shall get a flawlessly performing machine that can guarantee the best possible overall performance for your sites. The amount of physical memory that you have will be listed together with the full web server configuration specifications in your billing CP.