| Cloud hosting is a web hosting service that is derived | | | | cloud hosting can experience downtime if there is a |
| from a group of servers that are all connected | | | | problem within the network of servers and the |
| together to increase features. These connected | | | | servers are having trouble communication with one |
| servers are what are referred to as a 'cloud' or | | | | another.o Traffic increases: Sometimes you see |
| 'cluster' and they enable any users on those servers | | | | where a company that is profiled in the news has |
| to utilize all the resources from all the servers on the | | | | their website go down because their server couldn't |
| cloud. | | | | handle the big spike in traffic volume. When you use |
| Features like processing speed, power, memory, and | | | | cloud hosting this is not a problem as the added |
| hard drives are all shared. These servers can be | | | | servers can simply absorb the traffic spike.o |
| easily added or removed and the best part is for the | | | | Technology integration: Hosting in the cloud different |
| users, is that if one server goes down an alternate | | | | technologies can be used together that can't be used |
| server can be used. Because cloud hosting providers | | | | together with regular hosting. For instance, with cloud |
| measure what are known as compute cycles, which | | | | hosting it is possible to use .php and .asp files |
| is measure of time it takes to process something, | | | | together and even in the same folder because it can |
| this allows for users of the cloud hosting to actually | | | | draw the technologies needed from the cloud. This |
| be billed for the resources that they use and need as | | | | gives you better flexibility and the ability to use |
| opposed to the traditional web hosting billing | | | | almost any type of technology you want to and |
| methods. | | | | know that it will mesh without a hitch.o No hardware |
| Besides being able to be billed for what they need, | | | | installation: Since you are connected with a whole |
| many users prefer using cloud hosting for different | | | | host of servers, instead of downloading hardware or |
| reasons, some of which include:o Scalability: This | | | | software you can simply connect with a server that |
| allows you to very easily add or subtract the | | | | is in the cloud that has what you need. |
| resources you need without having to move to a | | | | Cloud hosting is relatively new and the track record is |
| different server. Such flexibility provides you with | | | | therefore anything but long. The biggest complaint |
| more control over your spending and also allows for | | | | with this type of hosting is that the lack of root |
| you to adjust as you go along.o Uptime: Typically | | | | means that there is going to be a lack of control. But |
| with cloud hosting you get a better uptime than you | | | | still this type of technology is quickly gaining |
| do with the traditional web hosting services and this | | | | popularity and may just be the way that everyone in |
| leads to your site being down less and ultimately will | | | | the future experiences web hosting. |
| help keep money in your pocket. Sometime though | | | | |