[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Before we start this article, let’s just assume that you’ve looked at all the hosting options available and because of the type of website you have, you’ve decided to go for cloud hosting. We’ve all been there. You take ages choosing something only to find that it was the wrong decision. So, let’s just have one more look at the advantages of cloud hosting so you know you haven’t made a mistake.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”The Benefits”][vc_column][hrel_numbered_heading title=”The Benefits”][vc_column_text]Because the hosted websites receive a share of the total resources, the share may be variable so each website can scale up or down to meet its ongoing daily needs. Because of this, you only pay for the resources your website actually uses. Furthermore, if one of the servers experiences downtime, the website can be migrated onto one of the other servers before things get out of hand.
You can boil down the various benefits of cloud hosting when compared with more traditional types of hosting, to:
- Cost-effectiveness
- More efficient use of resources
- Improved website speed
- Better security
- Reduced downtime
- Better reliability
Let’s talk about each one of these in more detail to really get an idea of the advantages.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”Instant Scalability”][vc_column][hrel_numbered_heading headingnumber=”2″ title=”Instant Scalability”][vc_column_text]Because cloud hosting has a number of physical servers working together, you end up with resources to spare. The software creates partitions for each website and allocates the resources depending on your package. If your website needs more resources to cope with a sudden spike in visitors, the provider easily allocates the spare resources not being used elsewhere. Similarly, if everyone needs more resources at the same time, the provider can easily add more servers to the cluster.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”Good Reliability”][vc_column][hrel_numbered_heading headingnumber=”3″ title=”Good Reliability”][vc_column_text]By reliability, I mean minimizing data loss and downtime. If you just think through a typical cloud hosting scenario, you’ll find that because the provider has allocated multiple servers to your cloud, it can add three levels of data redundancy. This means that three different servers hold backups of the website, so that if one drive develops a malfunction, then the other two can take up the load until the faulty one is mended.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”Stronger Security”][vc_column][hrel_numbered_heading headingnumber=”4″ title=”Stronger Security”][vc_column_text]The main advantages are that multiple servers hold your website data as well as having triple redundancy. This makes it very difficult for hackers to break in and upset your website. Secondly, all data transmitted across the cloud is encrypted. This doesn’t mean that it’s impregnable and you don’t have to use your own security software, it just means there is an extra security level to everything. From this, we can see that cloud hosting is far more secure than ordinary shared hosting methods.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”Better Website Speed”][vc_column][hrel_numbered_heading headingnumber=”5″ title=”Better Website Speed”][vc_column_text]You want your website to be the fastest available, right? It makes sense to have a really fast website because it makes for better user experience as well as being more attractive to search engine bots. The linked cloud servers don’t need to be in the same geographical location. So, when a user requests data, the server closest to the requesting node processes that request, thus reducing lag. Cloud hosting also makes full use of caching popular website pages, to improve speed even further.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”Cost-effective”][vc_column][hrel_numbered_heading headingnumber=”6″ title=”Cost-effective”][vc_column_text]The most popular benefit of Cloud hosting is its value for money. As long as your business and website needs the resources offered by a provider, then you can’t go wrong. Choose your hosting plan properly and you’ll only pay for increased resources when you use them.
The following features make the packages cheaper:
- Servers share their resources across the websites
- Each website shares a portion of the maintenance costs
- Flexible hosting plans such as ‘Pay for what you use’
- Capability for more resources when needed
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Is Cloud Hosting Suitable for Everyone?
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]If your website expects a high volume of traffic at uncertain intervals, then cloud hosting is for you. Instant scalability when your website needs it, is an incredible benefit that is worth its weight in gold. If your business needs uninterrupted uptime, use cloud hosting as it tends to be very reliable and extremely secure. Examples of these are social media sites, eCommerce, financial sites, and news. If however, you own a small standard website whose sole purpose is to increase your company’s online presence then choose one of the other hosting options. There are many types out there and you will probably find some advice on this website.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
