How Cloud Hosting Relates to Server Hosting

If you've been paying attention to the tech world buzz lately, then you've certainly heard a lot of talk about cloud hosting. But what is it? It's a form of server hosting where you are linked in to a network of services and all of the capabilities those servers possess. This includes memory, processing power, hard drives, and any hardware or software installed on one of the servers.

But why is that desirable for a business? For small to medium sizes business it allows you access to server hosting without needing to purchase or house any of the hardware yourself. You also don't have to learn how to run and operate a server on your own, meaning you can focus on running your business. And because of the network of servers cloud hosting links you into, if a server in the cloud does go down or crashes, the other servers pick up the slack and you don't miss a beat. Cloud hosting allows you to share hardware and software from the cloud of servers, so you don't have to purchase it yourself. All you have to do is pay for the use of the Cloud server hosting, and a company like Server Intellect takes care of the rest.

The cloud hosting services at Server Intellect offer high performance servers backed by world class support. We offer continuous data backup to ensure that you don't have to worry about the security of your data. Scalability means that should your business grow and your needs increase, you can boost your RAM so your website keeps up with the demand of your business. We ensure you get the highest performance at the best value, saving you time and money while ensuring your business doesn't ever slow down.

Is Your Privacy Protected in Cloud Servers?

It is a somewhat common concern that cloud servers could endanger you privacy, seeing that this form of information storage strips the owner of his or her control over the location of the information. But there is nothing to fear here. It is similar to the concept of the way electricity is provided. The average citizen is most likely unaware of where exactly the electricity is coming from, but he or she are not consciously concerned whether the kitchen lights will turn on every time the switch is flipped. He or she simply has a trusting relationship with the electricity provider. Much like we have a mutually beneficial relationship with our customers.

Private Cloud Servers

People may be concerned that the privacy of their information will be unsafe when stored on a shared physical computer. However, this is why we refer to them as “private” servers. Virtually Private Servers (VPS), as they are also called, uses the same software to backup and store information, while each individual virtual machine is separated from another. Think of it as two individuals sitting together in the same room. Each one of them possesses an incredible amount of private information, but unless they communicate this information to each other, the information in their heads will never be released. This is how our system works as well. We make sure to adhere to our customers' needs, and if you do not want your information to be shared, we will make sure it is safely stored in our system.

Storage Developer Conference 2011

Once a year our industry gathers together for the Storage Developer Conference (SDC) to discuss all of the exciting things happening in the biz.  Several hundred server hosting and cloud server experts are expected to be in attendance in this year.  We bring it up now because SDC is now right around the corner on September 19-22.  It will all take place in Santa Clara, California.

The industry's best and brightest will be on hand talking shop in regards to best practices.  Knowledge will also be swapped on the topics of storage management, solid state storage, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), green technologies, file systems, hardware advances, cloud storage, data deduplication, storage system testing and CIFS/SMB/SMB2.

SDC is organized by the global not-for-profit Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) and will also feature breakout sessions featuring some of the latest technologies in the type of cloud storage that Server Intellect specializes in as well as other relevant storage technologies. 

New this year is a Cloud technology plug-fest which will permit various vendors to test, identify, and fix bugs in a collaborative setting that is designed to be a forum in which firms can cultivate interoperable products.  We're thinking it will provide those of us in the industry a great chance to come together and push storage tech to the next level, which will be of great benefit to managed service clients.

Ways that Cloud Hosting can Help Your Business

How can cloud hosting help your business? Many individuals are still unfamiliar with what cloud computing is, how it functions and why it has been gaining popularity over the past few years. 

To begin with, cloud computing has been around for a fairly long time.  If you take a look at e-mail and how it functions, this is actually a form of cloud hosting. All of your emails are stored in a "cloud," and you can pull them whenever you need to look at one or send one.  In the same vein, this type of technology is a fantastic way for businesses to save money on their IT costs.

For example, consider a smaller business that has a multitude of startup costs. Most businesses do not even turn a profit for at least two to three years depending upon what type of business they are in.  Because costs associated with servers and data is high, businesses often have to have an IT department spend precious hours to make sure that any issues can be fixed and any flaws are corrected, as well as having staff on hand to monitor situations.  Virtual server hosting saves both time and money, which is critical in this competitive environment.

If your company is at a very small stage right now, you can actually control the amount of storage space you need.  This eliminates the need to buy very expensive and large data space at the beginning stages, which could make costs very high.  With server hosting, you can shrink or expand your data capacity needs based on your business needs.  This is an extremely convenient situation for those who are trying to find ways to cut costs. Utilizing cloud computing can save your business up to forty percent of IT costs per year, so get a head start on switching to virtual server hosting today.