RAM is an abbreviation for Random Access Memory. This is a sort of computer memory, that, unlike other storage devices including harddrives or DVDs, enables the information to be accessed directly without reading the previous content located inside it. Every time a program is started, it's stored within the RAM, due to the fact that it can be accessed much faster than if it was read from another media. With regard to the web hosting service itself, additional RAM means that more web applications can work concurrently on a certain server, especially when they're resource-demanding and are accessed by a great number of of people simultaneously. Unlike a shared web hosting plan in which the resources of a certain account could be flexible and quite often depend on what other end users consume too, a VPS has a guaranteed amount of RAM which can be used always. That memory is assigned to one hosting server only and won't be used by other clients even if it is not in use.
Guaranteed RAM in Dedicated Web Hosting
When you purchase one of our dedicated server plans, you shall get a top-notch server with enough RAM to run even a variety of resource-demanding web apps without any effect on the overall functionality of any of them. Due to the fact that we test each hardware component before we use it when we assemble a server, we shall make sure that the RAM sticks aren't defective and that the machine runs flawlessly. The physical memory you will get shall be available all of the time, so even in a situation where you use merely a part of it for a period of time, we shall never modify the configuration. You'll be able to check the hardware, including the amount of RAM you have, in the billing Control Panel.