Infinity Data Center's managed VPS hosting is built on Proxmox Virtual Environment — an enterprise open-source virtualization platform that uses KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) for full hardware virtualization. This is not shared hosting with a virtualization veneer. Each VPS gets genuine CPU, RAM, and storage isolation at the hypervisor level, with the performance characteristics of dedicated hardware at a fraction of the cost.
Why Proxmox?
Proxmox VE is the platform of choice for Infinity Data Center's VPS infrastructure for several reasons. It provides true KVM virtualization — not container-based isolation — which means each virtual machine runs its own kernel, has its own isolated memory space, and cannot be affected by neighboring VMs at the OS level. Proxmox also natively supports clustering and live migration, enabling high-availability configurations where a VM can be moved between physical hosts with minimal downtime if hardware maintenance is required. And Proxmox's built-in integration with Proxmox Backup Server provides a native, efficient backup solution for VM images.
Managed vs. Unmanaged VPS
An unmanaged VPS gives you a virtual machine and leaves everything else to you: operating system updates, security patching, software installation, performance tuning, monitoring, and incident response. This is appropriate if you have in-house Linux system administration expertise and want maximum control.
Infinity Data Center's managed VPS includes the engineering layer on top of the virtual machine. Our team handles OS-level security patching, software updates, server monitoring with alerting, and incident response for infrastructure-level issues. You focus on your application. We keep the server running. For organizations without dedicated server administration staff — or those who prefer not to spend their time on infrastructure — managed VPS delivers the capability of a dedicated server without the operational burden.
KVM Isolation & Security
KVM virtualization provides hardware-level isolation between VMs. Each virtual machine runs in its own isolated memory space enforced by the CPU's hardware virtualization extensions. A security incident, performance issue, or misconfiguration in one VM cannot directly affect neighboring VMs. This is meaningfully stronger isolation than container-based virtualization approaches, where the container host's kernel is shared across all containers.
For organizations with security-sensitive workloads — applications handling customer data, internal business systems, mail servers — KVM isolation provides a meaningful additional layer of protection compared to shared hosting environments.
Clustering & High Availability
Proxmox's native clustering capability allows Infinity Data Center to configure high-availability VPS environments where virtual machines are distributed across multiple physical host servers. If a physical host requires maintenance or experiences a hardware failure, VMs can be live-migrated to another host in the cluster with minimal or no downtime — depending on the HA configuration. This is particularly relevant for workloads where even brief unplanned downtime has business impact. Contact our team to discuss HA configuration options for your VPS deployment.
VPS Options at IDC
Infinity Data Center offers several VPS configurations to fit different workloads and budgets:
- Secure VPS (Shared) — Shared Proxmox environment with guaranteed resource allocations. More cost-effective than dedicated, appropriate for moderate workloads.
- Managed VPS — Fully managed virtual server with IDC engineering handling OS and application layer maintenance.
- Dedicated Proxmox Servers — Your own dedicated physical Proxmox host — the full hardware exclusively for your VMs, with support for your own clustering configurations.
- Compact Proxmox Edge Server — A smaller-footprint dedicated Proxmox solution for edge computing, branch office, or smaller workload deployments.
Proxmox Backup Integration
All Infinity Data Center Proxmox VPS plans integrate with our Proxmox Backup Server service. VM backups with deduplication, scheduled replication, and encrypted storage are available in both shared and dedicated backup configurations. Regular, tested backups of your VM images are a critical component of any production infrastructure strategy — Infinity Data Center's Proxmox Backup integration makes this straightforward to configure and verify.
Contact Infinity Data Center or call 866.790.4678 to discuss your workload requirements and get a VPS recommendation.