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Redundant Web Services Virtual Machines (VMs)

The most flexible and cost-effective virtual machines with guaranteed resources, instant deployment, and predictable pricing. Save 30% compared to major cloud providers.

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Product highlights
  • Deploy in under 60 seconds
  • 99.99% uptime SLA guarantee
  • 30% cheaper than AWS/Azure

Use specialized high performance hardware to dramatically speed up your work

Designed for applications or environments that require high processing capabilities

What are virtual machines?

A virtual machine (VM) is a software-based emulation of a physical computer that runs an operating system and applications just like a physical server. Multiple VMs can run simultaneously on a single physical machine, each completely isolated from the others with dedicated CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources.

Think of VMs as independent computers within a computer. Using virtualization technology (a hypervisor), we divide powerful physical servers into multiple virtual servers, giving you full control over each VM without the cost and complexity of managing physical hardware.

At RWS, our VMs deliver dedicated resources with consistent performance, rapid deployment, and the flexibility to scale up or down instantly—all backed by our 100% uptime guarantee.

Key benefits of virtual machines:
Deploy in seconds

Spin up new servers instantly—no waiting for physical hardware provisioning

Complete isolation

Each VM operates independently with its own OS, security policies, and resources

Snapshots & backups

Save VM states, clone instances, and recover from disasters in minutes

Flexible scaling

Resize VMs vertically or scale horizontally by adding more instances

Cost effective

Pay only for what you use—no upfront hardware costs or long-term commitments

Performance

125%

Better single core perfomance on our VMs compared to the competition

400%

Up to 400% better multi-core performance on our VMs compared to the competition

25x

Up to 25x faster on sequential read and write speeds on our VMs vs the competition

30%

On top of better performance, save a minimum 30% by switching over to Redundant Web Services

How virtual machines work

Understanding the technology that powers cloud computing

Physical Infrastructure

At the foundation, we have powerful physical servers with high-core-count CPUs, large amounts of RAM, fast NVMe storage, and high-speed networking.

Our enterprise-grade hardware is housed in Tier III+ data centers with redundant power, cooling, and network connectivity.

Hypervisor Layer

The hypervisor (KVM in our case) sits between the hardware and VMs, managing and allocating physical resources to multiple virtual machines while ensuring complete isolation.

This virtualization layer allows dozens of VMs to run on a single server efficiently and securely.

Virtual Machines

Each VM functions as an independent server with its own virtual CPU, memory, storage, and network interface. You have full root access and can install any compatible operating system.

VMs are portable—you can snapshot, clone, migrate, and resize them without hardware constraints.

Resource allocation & isolation

When you provision a VM with 4 vCPUs and 8GB RAM, those resources are dedicated to your instance. Our hypervisor ensures guaranteed CPU cycles and memory allocation—no "noisy neighbor" problems common with oversold VPS hosting.

  • CPU scheduling: Fair allocation with CPU pinning for consistent performance
  • Memory isolation: Dedicated RAM that can't be swapped or borrowed by other VMs
  • Storage I/O: Dedicated IOPS allocation on enterprise NVMe arrays
  • Network isolation: Private networking with configurable firewalls and VLANs

<30 sec

Average VM deployment time

When to use virtual machines

VMs are the most versatile cloud compute option for a wide range of workloads

Web Applications

Host websites, APIs, and web services with full OS control. Perfect for WordPress, custom applications, or multi-tier architectures.

Databases

Run MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or any database with consistent performance and easy snapshot-based backups.

Development & Testing

Quickly spin up isolated environments for dev, staging, and CI/CD pipelines without infrastructure overhead.

Legacy Applications

Migrate aging physical servers to the cloud while maintaining full compatibility with existing software stacks.

Microservices

Deploy containerized applications on VMs running Docker, Kubernetes, or your orchestration platform of choice.

Business Applications

Run ERP, CRM, accounting software, or enterprise apps that require dedicated compute resources.

Security & Compliance

Maintain isolated environments for sensitive workloads with custom security configurations and audit logging.

Cloud Migration

Lift-and-shift existing workloads from on-premises or other cloud providers with minimal application changes.

Preset & custom configurations

Choose from pre-configured machine types and sizes for any workload. Whether its for large enterprise applications, to modern workloads like containers or AI/ML projects that require GPUs.

Reliable

Redundant Web Services offers amazing reliability with a industry leading 100% uptime guarantee for all our VM families.

Best pricing in the industry

We offer the most aggressive pricing in the industry. Our machines benchmark up to 25x faster in certain scenerios, and are minimum 30% cheaper than Microsoft, Google, and AWS without any long term commitments.

Contact us today to learn how you can save with RWS, and how to migrate over.

Use our pricing calculator to view a personalized estimate based on your requirement and estimated usage.

The RWS Console

Everything you need to manage and access your virtual machines (VMs) with a suite of tools - one web interface.

Take a sneak peak of the console here >

Choose the right VM for your workloads

Highest compute per core
Compute optimized
  • Web and app servers
  • Game servers
  • Media streaming and transcoding
  • Compute-bound workloads
  • High - performance computing (HPC)
  • CPU - based AI/ML

C series

C1 Series
Highest memory per core
Memory optimized
  • Databases (large)
  • In - memory caches
  • Electronic design automation
  • Modeling and simulation

M series

M1 Series
Contact our sales team to learn more and help with migrations
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Virtual machines FAQ's

Virtual machines run on shared physical hardware with a hypervisor layer, giving you flexibility and cost-effectiveness. Bare metal servers are dedicated physical machines where you get 100% of the hardware resources without virtualization overhead. Choose VMs for flexibility, rapid scaling, and cost efficiency. Choose bare metal for maximum performance, specific hardware requirements, or workloads sensitive to virtualization.
Most VMs are ready in 15-30 seconds. Simply select your configuration, choose an OS image, and click deploy. You'll receive SSH credentials immediately and can start configuring your server. Our fast NVMe storage and optimized provisioning system make RWS one of the fastest VM deployment platforms available.
We support all major Linux distributions including Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, and Fedora. Windows Server is also available. You can deploy from our pre-configured images or upload your own custom ISO. All images receive regular security updates and patches.
Yes! You can resize VMs vertically (upgrade/downgrade CPU and RAM) at any time through the RWS Console. The process requires a brief reboot, typically taking less than 2 minutes. Storage can be expanded without downtime by attaching additional volumes. You only pay for the resources you're currently using.
We offer automated snapshot backups that capture your entire VM state including OS, applications, and data. Snapshots are incremental and stored redundantly across multiple availability zones. You can schedule automatic backups daily, weekly, or monthly, and restore any snapshot in minutes. Manual snapshots are also available for pre-deployment testing.
Our 100% uptime SLA covers hardware failures, network connectivity, and power issues. If we fail to meet this commitment, you receive service credits. The SLA applies to the VM infrastructure itself—not guest OS issues, software bugs, or DDoS attacks (though we offer DDoS protection as an add-on). Our redundant infrastructure, live migration capabilities, and 24/7 monitoring ensure maximum availability.
All VMs include generous bandwidth allowances at no extra charge—typically 1-10TB per month depending on your VM size. Inbound traffic is always free. If you exceed your allocation, additional bandwidth is billed at transparent, low per-GB rates with no surprise charges. Private network traffic between VMs in the same region is completely free and unlimited.
Absolutely! Use our VPN service to create secure site-to-site connections between RWS VMs and your on-premises data center. We also support direct private network connections for hybrid cloud architectures. VMs can be placed in private VLANs, assigned to custom subnets, and integrated with your existing networking topology.
While VMs give you full root access and control, we offer optional managed services including OS patching, security hardening, monitoring, log management, and application support. Our expert team can handle routine maintenance, performance optimization, and troubleshooting so you can focus on your applications. Contact our sales team to discuss custom managed service packages.
We provide free migration assistance for customers moving from AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or other providers. Our team can help with VM image conversion, data transfer, and testing to ensure a smooth transition. For simple migrations, you can create a disk image of your existing VM and upload it to RWS. We also offer parallel running during testing periods so you can validate before cutting over.