When to move from VPS to dedicated
Move to dedicated when: sustained traffic > 500 Mbps, p99 latency matters, CPU is consistently > 80%, or I/O queue depth > 16. A DS-2 at 5 Gbps uplink handles more traffic than any VPS tier.
Uplink economics
Most "unlimited bandwidth" providers have a soft limit around 10–50 TB/month. Ours is hard-unlimited: the only cap is the physical uplink. At 10 Gbps sustained, a DS-3 or DS-4 can push 3+ petabytes per month.
DDoS at scale
Large dedicated servers are DDoS targets. Our L3/L4 filtering scales with traffic; for specific attack vectors (L7 floods, slowloris), combine with a Cloudflare-style CDN in front of your origin.
Best jurisdictions for high-traffic
Netherlands (AMS-IX peering), Switzerland (premium reliability), Iceland (renewable + 10 Gbps), Romania (budget 10 Gbps).
Iceland
Free Speech HavenStrong privacy laws, renewable energy, outside EU.
Romania
Anti-RetentionCourts struck down data retention laws. Great EU connectivity.
Switzerland
Premium PrivacyStrict privacy laws, political neutrality, top-tier infra.
Netherlands
Best PeeringExcellent connectivity, tolerant hosting, AMS-IX peering.
Recommended high-traffic plans
DS-2 and above. DS-4 with dual-socket EPYC for anything over 5 Gbps sustained.