Even though cloud computing has been around for a while now, many are still not convinced. As the technology is fairly new, business owners tend to stick with what they know, which is normally the traditional dedicated server. On the flip side, there are many that enjoy the benefits of cloud software. After all business owners must be sold on some form of advantage. Let’s reveal the main reasons people opt for a cloud solution.
Cloud software’s main trump card is that it can use multiple pieces of hardware. With a dedicated server, you have one piece of hardware. Cloud software will run multiple nodes. Thus you combine all the CPU, RAM and disk space together to make one big cloud.
You can create software images in seconds with cloud software. This comes in useful if you need to deploy software quickly. Rather than taking all day, you can switch to Linux operating systems and Windows within minutes, no days!
Cloud software offers high levels of automation. As above, operating systems are imaged in seconds. Further to this, setup of new clouds is extremely easy. Traditionally with a dedicated server you would need to order the hardware, then test and set it up before adding it to your racks. With cloud software, you can quite simply slot the server in, and the cloud automatically adds it to your collection.
The flexibility cloud software brings for a business is vital. I When outlining a hosting environment, it is very difficult to work out just what resources you will use before going live. You never know when your website will experience the ‘Slashdot effect and one evening take hundreds of thousands of visitors in one sitting. If you previously used a dedicated server, your website would most likely fall over at the mega demand in visitors. This is where a cloud solution comes into play. Cloud software allows you to up-scale, or burst. Essentially you pay as you go. For the less busy website, you won’t require as many resources. However should you suddenly need lots of resources at once, the cloud can supply it.
Cloud software is very reliable therefore. Traditional hosting meant you shared the resources with others, thus opening you up to all sorts of security risks. Thus you would have to opt for a dedicated server to isolate yourself. However this was way too much for what most needed. Cloud hosting offers this isolation, at a lower cost.
These are a few of many advantages to using cloud software. Cloud hosting is now more affordable than ever- so why not give it a go?
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