What is cloud hosting?
Cloud hosting is a service providing an off premise hosting solution.
IT typically relies on an infrastructure of interconnected virtual servers which pool their computing resource from sub-networks of multiple physical servers.
Understanding cloud hosting
This structure follows the "utility computing model" in that it is offered as a service rather than a particular product (for instance building an on premise network infrastructure) and thus follows a fixed reccuring expenditure model (something like rent payment).
In general the client has the choice of adding more resource as his need for more storage and performance grows, skipping the necessity to invest into upgrading his own infrastructure. In this sense, cloud hosting is very cost efficient for a customer as it diminishes his need for infrastructure investments into upgrades, new licenses and hardware to practically zero.
Cloud hosting is an alternative to shared or VPS dedicated hosting and in this regard can be considered as an extension of the concept of clustered hosting where websites are hosted on a number of physical units. The difference with cloud hosting being, that the network of servers is extensive and includes multiple data centres in multiple locations.
Types of cloud hosting
Flex Hosting
Powered by VMware technology, our customers can enjoy all the benefits of an enterprise class infrastructure for a fraction of the cost.
Dedicated Hosting
A more powerful and bespoke solution than Flex Hosting, without having to buy, configure or maintain the underlying infrastructure.
Hybrid Cloud Hosting
Organizations with hybrid cloud configurations benefit from a truly dynamic infrastructure that can respond to demands from in-house users or internet campaigns in an instant.
Hadoop Hosting
In particular, the Apache Hadoop stack enables our customers to scale out their applications without buying, configuring or maintaining the complex underlying infrastructure.
