A VPS or a virtual private server provides a complete resource isolation, meaning the hardware resources like CPU, hard disk space and memory assigned to a specific virtual server are dedicated and fully available to it at all times. In a shared hosting environment all accounts on the physical server share the resources of the host server and many resources are capped and limited in order to save the host server from unexpected overuse.
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Why is a Linux VPS a better choice than a Windows VPS

So, why is a Linux based VPS better choice than a Windows based VPS?
Ubuntu 12.10 Codenamed Quantal Quetzal
Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of Ubuntu, has announced the codename for the upcoming release. Ubuntu 12.10 will be called …
