RAM is an abbreviation for Random Access Memory. This is a type of computer memory, that, different from other storage devices including harddrives or DVDs, allows the information to be accessed directly without reading the previous content located inside it. Anytime an application is started, it's stored within the RAM, because it could be accessed much faster than if it was read from another media. In terms of the hosting service itself, more RAM means that more web applications can work simultaneously on a particular web server, especially if they are resource-demanding and are accessed by a large number of people all at once. Different from a shared web hosting plan in which the resources of a certain account could be flexible and sometimes depend on what other users consume as well, a VPS includes a guaranteed amount of RAM which you can use all the time. That memory is allocated to one server only and shall not be used by other customers even if it is not in use.
Guaranteed RAM in VPS Servers
The physical memory you will get with every single VPS server we offer is guaranteed and shall be at your disposal always even if you don't use all of it for a long stretch of time. Each and every VPS account gives you fixed system resources and runs in an isolated container apart from other accounts on the physical machine, so even in case some account starts running out of memory, we shall never assign some of your memory to that account. Additionally we never distribute the whole physical memory on the hardware node among the virtual accounts established on it, so as to make sure that it won't run out of memory. Thus, there will always be free RAM if you choose to upgrade your package and we ensure the flawless performance of the physical server.
Guaranteed RAM in Dedicated Servers
If you buy one of our dedicated server packages, you will get a top-notch hosting server with enough RAM to run even several resource-demanding web apps without any effect on the overall performance of any of them. Because we test every single hardware component before we use it when we build a hosting server, we shall make certain that the RAM sticks aren't defective and that the web server functions flawlessly. The physical memory that you'll get shall be available all of the time, so even in a situation where you utilize merely a part of it for a period of time, we won't modify the configuration. You will be able to examine the hardware, including the amount of RAM that you have, within the billing CP.