Manage disks and protect your data: volumes, storage expansion, backups, snapshots, and disaster recovery.
Storage is the part of a Windows VPS you notice only when it runs out or fails, and both are preventable. These guides cover the data side of running a server: using it as a shared file store, choosing between snapshots and real backups, and building a backup habit that survives the failures you did not see coming.
Work through them in order, or jump straight to what you need.
Plan a cloud file server for small business on Windows Server: compare SMB, RDP/RDS, VPN, SMB over QUIC, storage, backups, security, pricing, and migration.
Plan a Windows VPS backup strategy for small business workloads with snapshots, backups, restore tests, app-aware recovery, and off-server copies.
Snapshots roll the whole disk back in minutes; backups survive losing the server. What each protects on a Windows VPS, what each costs, and when you need both.
Deploy your first Windows Server, connect over RDP, and get the basics set up: plans, versions, users, and first-day configuration.
BrowseSet up and scale remote desktop (RDP, multi-user RDS, RemoteApp), plus how Windows Server and RDS CAL licensing actually works on a VPS.
BrowseSPLA, BYOL, RDS CALs, M365 Shared Computer Activation. What to buy, how to activate, how to stay compliant.
BrowseRun a domain on your VPS: domain controllers, users and groups, Group Policy, and DNS.
BrowseGenuine, fully-licensed Windows with full admin and RDP. We handle the Microsoft licensing, billed monthly with nothing upfront. On NVMe SSD, backed by a 14-day money-back guarantee.