Tuesday, January 10, 2012

The Adaptability Of Cloud Hosting Detailing Its Benefits And Detriments.

By Lara Church


Cloud server hosting offers a wide range of flexibility in many different areas. Below are just a few of the areas where cloud servers can be incredibly flexible to suit users' needs and wants.

A scalable cloud host uses virtual machines that can be set up and run on physical hardware through the use of a software hypervisor. The hypervisor allows many different operating systems to run on the same computer. This means that cloud server hosting companies can offer a wide variety of operating systems for use on cloud servers. When users decide which cloud hosting operating system they want on their server they need to ensure that the OS can support the software they want to utilise on the server. One of the primary benefits of having access to cloud hosting, is that the user does not have to download, install or own the software but instead is able to access any required software from a cloud server.

Cloud server hosting is incredibly useful when it comes to freeing up hard drive space. Instead of having to install many virtual cloud servers on different physical machines you are able to save a huge amount of physical memory by installing them all to one server.

The scalability of cloud servers is almost infinite. A good example of this is being able to temporarily upgrade the RAM, CPU and disk space to meet high demand periods. It is then easy to scale down the server when required. This then allows for great flexibility for the user by giving them control of resources used at any given time. All you need to do to make the changes to the server is shut it down, reduce or increase the resource allocation and restart the server. The process only takes a few minutes to complete.

Most cloud hosting companies offer 100% uptime for cloud servers as well as a cloud server trial since if one server in the cluster fails then another one can take over from it so server resources and availability are not interrupted. Cloud servers and constantly monitored by cloud hosting companies so that any problem detected can be quickly and efficiently fixed.

From just the small sample above it can be clearly seen that cloud server hosting offers almost unlimited flexibility when it comes to choice of operating system, the ability to save physical space, uptime and scalability. In addition cloud servers can be customised to meet users' needs and desires according to their specific budget.




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