VPS vs dedicated servers: how to choose the right hosting model.
A practical comparison of virtualization, bare metal, workload shape, and the signals that tell you when to move.
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Resources
Infrastructure guides worth linking to and sharing.
Amherst Systems publishes practical explainers for hosting decisions, network-layer DDoS protection, and managed system administration scope. These pages are written to help buyers, engineers, and operators make cleaner decisions without digging through generic marketing copy.
Current guides
These are the first Amherst Systems resource pages. Each one is designed to answer a real buying or architecture question clearly enough to be cited and shared.
How Cloudflare Magic Transit helps stop large DDoS attacks.
Plain-language explanation of network-layer mitigation, anycast absorption, upstream scrubbing, and when it makes sense.
Read DDoS guideWhat managed system administration covers and when to move beyond hourly support.
Scope boundaries, hourly versus monthly support, monitoring add-ons, emergency work, and when to move to custom scoping.
Read admin scope guideNeed help after the reading?
The guides explain the tradeoffs. The product pages explain how Amherst Systems sells and supports the corresponding service.
Use the hosting comparison to decide whether a VPS or dedicated server is the better fit.
Use the DDoS guide when the threat model reaches the network path, not only the application.
Use the admin scope guide when you need operational help without guessing at what is actually included.