VPS Cloud Hosting Is The Next Phase In Cutting Expenses

David — Thu, 09 May 2013 00:11:25 +0000

With today’s tight economy, there is no company that can afford to be wasteful. In fact, the whole idea of running large companies like small ones to take advantage of flexibility AND strength started with Jack Welch and GE back in the ‘80s. Even though GE was one of the most profitable companies in the world at the time, Welch knew that GE had to change if it wanted to keep its top standing. Neutron Jack dismantled those parts of the company that weren’t and could not become number one or two in their fields, and he fired thousands of employees, so every department had to do more with less. For companies today, the lesson that needs to be learned is how to do more with less, and when you have less space, you may need to have VPS Cloud Hosting.

Head in the Clouds

The cloud is exactly what it sounds like. For the masses, it is this formless place somewhere in cyberspace that hosts everything from video games to word processing programs. Having things on stored on the cloud is safer because the cloud host will make automatic backups, so there is no worry about lost data. The problem is that there is a worry that when people share servers, it makes information stored on those servers more vulnerable.

The VPS Solution

“VPS” stands for “virtual private server.” That means that all of the company’s information is stored on its own private server, probably someplace in Idaho. With the private server, there is no worry about someone accidentally stumbling upon the sensitive information that may be held on a server. There is also less worry about someone intentionally hacking in because private servers are more secure than public ones.

Host of Hosts

The best thing about having another company create your VPS cloud hosting solution, aside from the security, is that it removes the servers, server rooms, and IT people that a company would have to have if it had its servers onsite. The savings on equipment, space, air conditioning, wages, and benefits can be substantial. Let’s face it, IT people are in high demand, and that makes them expensive. By hiring a host company, you are getting the IT people for your servers without having to pay them a full wage because there are other companies that are contracting the same services. Benefits aren’t even a consideration in this case.

The Benefits Of VPS Cloud Hosting

David — Wed, 08 May 2013 23:38:51 +0000

From popular perspective, running a website seems to mostly involve rapid typing, Mountain Dew, and hours and hours spent in a dark basement full of wires. And while that may have described the early years of the Internet, web development now takes place in normal, perhaps even hyper-normal, work environments. And, more importantly, knowing how to write code is not as important as it used to be; there are plenty of services that have accessible and easy front-ends of things like blogs, business pages, and data storage. In fact, you can run a successful blog without even once touching HTML (although it is much better if you do!). The point is that, when you are considering building a website, there are many, many things to worry about above your Java or HTML know-how. One of those things is what kind of hosting to choose, and this article will go over the benefits of VPS cloud hosting.

Why Hosting?

Although it is not readily apparent, the Internet is run on a series of servers spread across the world. And for a domain to be able to be accessed through your service provider, it must “hosted” on a server connected to that worldwide network, otherwise known as the Internet. So, if you are building a website, you cannot simply buy a domain and then start writing code; you must also either build a server on which your website can run, or hire a hosting company to host it for you. Building a server requires relatively advanced technical knowledge, upkeep, and is far less secure than a professional counterpart, and for these reasons it is highly recommended that you sign up with a hosting company to provide you with a server, instead.

Virtual Private Server

While many people opt to rent out a real, physical server dedicated to their website, this is expensive and can also be less stable than a virtual counterpart. For example, “dedicated” servers, as they are called, are completely customizable and are entirely for your own use, but they may not have a secure backup, which means that a server fail can mean the loss of your whole website. Alternatively, a virtual private server (VPS) is a virtual partition that is still dedicated in terms of resources and customization, but since it is spread across a few servers, it cannot fail as easily as a real, dedicated server. For this reason, and many more, VPS cloud hosting is easily one of the best ways to ensure that your website can compete in the new, demanding online marketplace.