In today's infrastructure ecosystem, the rigidity of traditional hosting plans is often an obstacle to efficient growth. At GreatHost, we understand that a project may need more computing power without necessarily requiring more memory, or vice versa. Therefore, we have officially deployed our VPS Addons system.
What is Granular Scalability?
Unlike traditional vertical scaling (where you must jump to a higher plan with predefined resources), Addons allow for horizontal scaling of specific resources. This means you can keep your base plan and add exactly what your workload demands at any given time.
Technical Specifications of Addons:
•vCPU Cores: Add virtual processing cores to improve performance in multi-threaded tasks and application response times.
•RAM Memory: Increase memory capacity to handle larger databases, higher volumes of concurrent requests, or memory-intensive applications.
•Hot-Plug Activation: Resources are assigned at the hypervisor level (KVM) and are reflected in the operating system almost instantaneously.
•Prorated Billing: The cost of Addons is automatically adjusted to the billing cycle of your main VPS, simplifying administrative management.
Advantages for the Systems Administrator:
1.Cost Optimization (OPEX): Avoid paying for resources you don't use in higher-tier plans.
2.Zero Downtime: No data migrations or network configuration changes required.
3.Flexibility for Peak Loads: Ideal for temporary campaigns or intensive development phases where extra power is needed occasionally.
How to get started:
Addon management is already integrated into the GreatHost Control Panel. Simply access the management section of your active VPS server and select the additional resources you wish to implement.