Our OpenSolaris VPS service is a niche market. Majority of the market is based on Linux and Xen (or other virtualization). Entic.net runs OpenSolaris whole root zones, nothing else. Here are some of the reasons why you might want to consider an OpenSolaris VPS from Entic.net and why WE are offering this service.
1. OpenSolaris non-global zones share a single kernel in the host OS ("global zone"). Your VPS talks directly to the kernel, and the kernel to the hardware. There is no other middle virtualization layer, improving performance. There are no bottlenecks. It is as if running a single OS on a single piece of hardware.
2. The single kernel also means that we get to manage the kernel level software, when we do upgrades. You don't have to worry about security issues in the kernel. The user level - you get a choice, either we can manage it or leave it to you. This is why we sometimes call our OpenSolaris VPS servers semi-managed.
3. OpenSolaris kernel is based on Solaris and Solaris is one of the oldest Unix variants out there. This means a rock solid foundation for the OpenSolaris VPS zones.
4. Our hardware and software are from the same company, Sun (and now, Oracle). We believe Sun has made several advancements in the OS to work very well with the Sun hardware. Likewise, the hardware is tuned well to be run on Solaris and OpenSolaris. Think about this: The hardware and software talk to each other through drivers. These drivers (in part) are made by the same company. Linux is quite the opposite. There is clear coordination, in the end, resulting in superior performance and reliability in the OpenSolaris VPS we offer.
5. OpenSolaris is a modern OS. It takes the kernel, which is very advanced with a long history and mixes it with some new user land technologies that have been invented with OpenSolaris in the past few year(s). These newer technologies are iterations of "what's best" out in the Linux community.
6. The most advanced file system out there runs on our OpenSolaris VPS. We all know this because literally all other companies out there are copying it. This of course, is ZFS. ZFS is what enables us to offer FREE disk space on our OpenSolaris VPS plans. It also makes it so you have very reliable service and allows for easy backups and restores (through snapshots).
There you have it. A quick run down of all the benefits. This is why we firmly believe that Entic.net's OpenSolaris VPS offering is the best platform for all your web site and critical hosting needs. Reliability. Stability. Performance. This is why we continue to offer OpenSolaris VPS servers.
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