Cloud hosting is a term that probably everyone has heard by now.
Cloud hosting gives you the ability to exploit not only one machine for the hosting of your website or application, but many. These servers are interconnected and are placed over a large geographical area. The reason why this type of hosting is called cloud, is just because these servers exist only in a virtual environment.
The reason why this type of hosting is used is not only because of the power the machines offer, but also because you are granted access to the services of the servers. Now, here comes the fun part!
Before we dive into detail, lets us introduce you to the basics first. You wouldn’t like to miss them!
Public cloud vs private cloud
With regular hosting you are given the choice between a shared server and a dedicated server. The first type is essentially a single machine which you share with other accounts. The second alternative is the same but the server is used to host only your website. Cloud hosting gives you pretty much the same choice.
The role of shared server is played by the public cloud. Here the difference is that a group of connected machines contains the data of more than one website.
As you have probably guessed, the price is shared between several virtualized accounts who also share the hardware. The thing here is that you don’t share processing power, disc space, or anything you can think of with anyone else. The only thing you share is the data center’s rack space. The result from all of this is that you receive shared hosting with completely eliminated cons.
If you are searching for private cloud which does not share anything with anyone, well, it’s possible to create such. The catch here is that it may offer higher quality of security and control but this results in the price being increased.
The resources of your server are standing in private clouds, right behind your firewall. This means you are not sharing your hardware with anybody.
If you have ever reckoned data security as important, you are probably familiar with the advantages of this type of cloud. However, it doesn’t let you utilize several innovative functions for which we will be talking in a while.Cloud vs single server
Overall, cloud technology is more complicated and apparently costs more than the dedicated servers. So, where is the point moving to it? If hosting companies are starting to utilize it, there has to be a reason.
If you have read carefully, you would be able to name some of the advantages of the cloud technology over the dedicated server by yourself. Now, let’s dive into them!
1) Reliability
If your website is uploaded and maintained by a dedicated server and this particular server goes down, your website will expire like it hasn’t been there. If your website is located on multiple connected machines which all contain the same data and one of them goes offline, the rest will keep your website up and working.
The negative effects of downtime over your website and business can be enormous. One popular example is Amazon. A problem with the server caused their site to go down for only 13 minutes on “Prime Day 2018”. This resulted in them losing nearly a $100 million worth of sales. This approximately means that every second of those 13 minutes they were losing more than $120,000. You wouldn’t like to be in front of Jeff Bezos back then, would you?
2) Scalability
Thanks to the cloud technology’s infrastructure, you are granted access to resources which are far beyond your needs. Even if the resources were shared between all existing accounts on the cloud you are using, there would be a huge amount of processing power left. It can be used really simply, whether by a phone call to the hosting company or manually setting up requirements by which the resources being used will be increased or lowered. With that said, you shouldn’t worry about days such as “Cyber Monday” or “Black Friday”.
While a significant increase in traffic may affect the performance of a dedicated server or maybe even making it go down, cloud hosting doesn’t react like that. When this same situation happens with cloud hosting, your account will activate the resources which aren’t used and maintain your website up and working properly. This ensures that you receive the service you are paying for.
3) Versatility
Cloud hosting is unbelievably flexible, as well. You are given the ability to completely customize everything desired in order to fit your requirements. It is not compulsory to choose a standard package which you aren’t sure will do the job. You are able to pick the exact space, processing power, OS, architecture, and cloud configuration with the security you require.
It doesn’t matter whether your website is small with access to an enormous database or needs to initiate and maintain the download of huge files. Cloud host has you covered!
If you need more convincing before you join the cloud family, take into account that if you choose to take care of your own server, you are able to manage it wherever you are. The only thing required from you is a decent internet connection. This basically means that you can do everything from your phone, you don’t need to be at the data center if you don’t want to.
Hyperscale cloud hosting
By now we have explained all of the advantages of cloud hosting over traditional hosting. Now we will comment over the strongest reasons why you should choose cloud hosting.
Most of the cloud service around the world is offered by no other than: Google, Amazon, and Microsoft. Nothing new under the sunshine.
The infrastructure of these companies is most of the time called “Hyperscale Cloud” instead of simply, cloud. The service these platforms can offer is not only scalable and secure, but also so much more.
In order for you to be able to give your customers more enhanced service, all three of these companies have developed and offer you a large variety of artificial intelligence based services. They are easily integrated via an API call and will fit ideally among all your cloud needs. Take Microsoft Azure’s Emotion, Google’s Big Query and Datalab, or Amazon’s Polly.
Every single one of the platforms we mentioned above are doing everything possible to upgrade their cloud technology, and more importantly adapting it for your needs. When talking about race, well, there is one for sure, but not in the area of commodity service. The competition is more of a technology and features. The platform which offers more innovations and has better feature pack will attract more attention than the others, won’t it?
It doesn’t matter whether you are developing realistic machine-based communication, artificial intelligence, data analysis, or machine learning, cloud hosting will help you achieve your goals. Sounds appealing, doesn’t it?
Managed cloud hosting
As the time passes, machine learning and AI evolve and so does the cloud platforms. With that being said, some companies are unaware of where they should start. Being able to control your online presence and rule your business with the same exact cloud service makes decisions much more perplexing. We aren’t even commenting maintenance, migration, and management.
Before, clients and digital agencies would discuss whether to host and app or a website on one place or another. Nowadays, this is considered to be a digital transformation project. In this discussion often take part not only company members, but also many partners who are specialized in that very field.
This is where Managed Service Providers (MSPs) come in handy for the hyperscale platforms. These companies’ infrastructures are concentrated into designing and providing you with fully customized hosting which will fulfill your requirements as a client. Company of such type is CooliceHost.
MSPs will stand beside you on every single step you take towards cloud system. From the very beginning when you are just starting to understand the business challenges through picking the appropriate hyperscale platform. They will even help you manage their recommended configuration.
Here in CooliceHost we offer design, in-life management, and consultancy and not only that, but we also are a reliable partner who can help you integrate all those three things we mentioned into every single one of the hyperscale clouds.
Green cloud hosting
Every company around the world is trying to reduce the negative effect they have on the environment. But the questions is, what exactly is green cloud technology?
Basically, green cloud hosting is a term used to describe the improvement of data centers’ energy efficiency. Although more and more providers start to utilize renewable energy, sustainability has prevailed. That is why companies are searching for new ways to reduce their carbon footprint and become more eco-friendly.
Not too long ago, Microsoft has launched a programme which is aimed to assist people at finding their sustainability targets.
We won’t go in depth on this. It is safe to say that, if you consider sustainability important, you want make a mistake if you choose one of the leaders in hyperscale cloud hosting (Microsoft, Google, and Amazon).
Technology agnostic
In CooliceHost we are aware that cloud technology is the answer to nearly every business problem according technology. The thing is, we aren’t strictly sticking to a particular hosting platform or company. Depending on the situation, we always recommend the most suitable alternative available on the market.
If you are looking forward to contacting us with any question related to cloud hosting, feel free to do so. We are here to help you!