Web Hosting
Clever Cloud Services
Web Hosting
Clever cloud services
Cloud hosting as opposed to?
Whether you are a business owner or a professional looking at setting up a website for yourself, chances are you’ve heard of Web hosting
Web hosting, by definition, is when a hosting provider allocates space on a server for your website to chill and live. Here is where content such as files, images, text & code that makes up web files are stored and made available for online viewing.
Other than multifaceted cases of “not my problem” there is an endless list of reasons why you should choose managed hosting or cloud hosting as opposed to putting down your own servers – and so many reasons why it would work for your individual use case.
What Web Hosts do:
Web hosts are responsible for the technical formalities around a website such as maintenance, security and software updates. Ensuring that the correct software programs are running so that files on the servers can be readily accessed by web browsers such as Google Chrome, Firefox, etc.
Typically there are two main ways of hosting a server, the first would be to put down a physical machine in the work space and the second is in the “Cloud”. Hosting a website yourself comes with its own set of costs and risks such as, physical security, uninterrupted power supply, hardware replacements, and maintenance. This could become costly. However, to alleviate us from these costs and inconveniences, many organizations, big and small have gone with Cloud Hosting Providers, or businesses that manage all the security and maintenance for their sites.
The Copper RC & AWS
RC has nominated Amazon Web Services (AWS) as our preferred Cloud provider. Having worked closely with an array or their offerings, we have an intimate knowledge of their services a massive bonus being that they have a Datacenter right here in Cape Town.
Hosting with AWS has and continues to provide us with multiple benefits such as 24/7 support and quality feedback, but perhaps one of the biggest deciding factors in us going with AWS is latency. Your host connectivity to any website within the boarders of south Africa will be really fast- even in the event of the International Internet line breaking.
The Datacenters in which our websites are hosted are structured in such a way that it is highly unlikely for them to ever go offline, even in the event of Eskom Load Shedding hits. All of this means that you will have a website which looks good, works on various types of devices and stays online to serve your customers.
With a vast array of different plans, there is surely a hosting option to suite your individual needs.
Microsoft Azure, much like AWS have a data center based right here in Johannesburg. Long gone are the days of cross-continent latency.
Speak to us today about a cloud hosting option that fits both your needs as well as your poket.
To sum this all up: Your servers are always on and always on time!
Benefits of cloud hosting:
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Server Monitoring: Critical in gaining visibility into the activity on your website.
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Security: Security is a priority in many aspects for all websites, especially interactive ones.
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Managed Storage: Saves costs, avoids data redundancy/ replication.
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Managed Database: Reduce many of the headaches associated with provisioning and managing your own database.
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Backups: Because lost data could break the bank.
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Time & Resources: Most businesses are cutting costs by going cloud hosted