When looking into hosting, you need to determine if VPS web hosting would be an appropriate solution to your site’s needs. If, for example, you are a web designer with a few customers whose sites you manage, an online portfolio, as well as a few sites of your own, you’ve most likely outgrown a shared hosting solution. In addition, operating as a business, you don’t want your business online to run badly because some sites using the same server, as with shared hosting, will hog more space on the server than they should. On the other hand, dedicated servers can prove to be too costly for your IT budget and, if you don’t need all of the resources offered by a dedicated server, it may be overkill.
To determine if you need a VPS hosting solution, think about what your business site has. If the content is primarily HTML-based, you probably don’t need VPS. If you have dynamic content or multiple sites, it may be appropriate for you to upgrade to VPS.