Cloud hosting
is a relatively new term, especially amongst non-internet technology
professionals; the technology itself is relatively new outside of global
businesses and has just recently moved into the public eye. The
availability of the enterprise solution has been seen with many
applications for small businesses, especially those that are constantly
growing. The power of cloud hosting may not be for a single consumer or
simple e-business; it can quickly become an option when that single
business multiplies and suddenly has many satellite offices or does a
lot of traveling to get to clients, especially on a global level
Through the use of a virtual private network (VPN), businessmen can
access their work computers, specialized applications, or internal web
sites; this functionality comes with a pretty hefty price tag. The
private network to house the servers, the utility costs, and other
issues are all well beyond the scope of the small business and most
medium businesses. Before companies began offering cloud web hosting,
these types of companies would have to take on all the overhead that
owning their own server room entailed; things like IT staff, expensive
servers, air conditioning, and fail-safe procedures. The cloud can
offer all the functionality without the cost of a server room.
Cloud security jumps out as the first concern of anyone looking towards a cloud hosting solution. The fact is that a quality hosting company can provide a greater level of security than local IT people; the
reason for this is that due to the volume they work with, the companies
are able to hire highly skilled and specialized personnel to plan for
the majority of problems. A small business usually has a couple IT
people who have their responsibilities spread over many areas, instead
of a single person responsible for each piece of the puzzle. Just as
the cloud gives the power of grid computing, these teams of
professionals provide a heavy security blanket to protect all the
confidential information on their servers.
The ability to expand cloud web hosting is what can make it
attractive to growing businesses. When the current level of hosting is
insufficient to meet the demands of the business, the company can pay
for a larger amount of memory, more powerful processors, or greater
amounts of drive space; this can all be done without the need to rebuild
a server or move everything from one machine to another. The power of
enterprise level hosting is that it comes with a hefty price tag. A
business that runs just a single e-business online store will have no
use for the power and availability that comes from the cloud.
Taking time to evaluate whether a business is ready for the heavy
weight level of web hosting can be a daunting task; this has left many
hosting companies with a great product but no way to really sell it.
The solution to the problem involves demos; any hosting company worth
having as a service provider will provide full scale demonstrations and
have people on call to provide answers, because when it comes to cloud
hosting everything is a big deal.
