What is a VDS, and how is it different from a VPS?
Short answer
VDS (virtual dedicated server) is a name used mostly by European and CIS hosts for a VPS with reserved CPU cores. Technically it is the same thing as a dedicated-CPU VPS.
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In more detail
Because the term is marketing rather than a standard, always check the plan details: some hosts call any VPS a VDS. The meaningful question is whether vCPUs are shared or pinned.