RAM is an abbreviation for Random Access Memory. This is a type of computer memory, which, in contrast to other storage devices like hard disks or DVDs, allows the information to be accessed directly without reading the previous content stored within it. Each time an app is launched, it is stored within the RAM, because it can be accessed much quicker than if it was read from another media. With regard to the web hosting service itself, additional RAM means that more web apps can run at the same time on a given web server, particularly if they are resource-demanding and are accessed by a large amount of people all at once. Not like a shared web hosting package where the resources of a given account may be flexible and often depend on what other end users consume too, a VPS has a guaranteed amount of RAM which you can use at all times. That memory is allocated to one web server only and will not be used by other clients even in case it is not used.
Guaranteed RAM in VPS
The physical memory that you will get with each virtual private server that we offer you is guaranteed and shall be at your disposal all of the time even when you do not use all of it for a long time period. Every VPS account provides fixed system resources and runs in an isolated container separately from all the other accounts on the physical machine, so even if some account starts running out of memory, we won't allocate 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, as a way to make sure that it won't ever run out of memory. Thus, there will always be free RAM if you choose to upgrade your package and we guarantee the flawless performance of the physical machine.
Guaranteed RAM in Dedicated Hosting
If you get one of our dedicated server plans, you shall get a top-notch server with enough RAM to run even several resource-demanding web applications without any effect on the overall functionality of any one of them. Because we test each and every hardware component before we use it when we set up a server, we shall ensure that the RAM sticks are not defective and that the web server runs flawlessly. The physical memory you will get shall be available constantly, so even in a situation in which you use only a part of it for any given period of time, we won't alter the configuration. You will be able to examine the hardware, including the amount of RAM which you have, within the billing CP.