RAM, or Random Access Memory, is a type of computer data storage, that allows the data to be read randomly without accessing the preceding bytes before that. That makes the RAM significantly quicker than other kinds of storage devices including DVDs or HDDs where all the data needs to be read in order to access particular information. When you have a shared hosting account, the amount of memory that your web apps can use cannot be fixed and may sometimes depend on the free memory that's available on the physical hosting server. When using a standalone server, however, there's always a minimum amount of physical memory that shall be at your disposal at all times and will not be allotted to other customers even when it isn't used. That's valid with our virtual and dedicated hosting servers.