Due to the misuse of the word “cloud” when describing any kind of hosting – managed or shared creates a lot of confusion for people. Cloud has become synonymous with on-demand services, virtualization, outsourcing and several other terms that have actually been used in the industry before the word 'cloud' came into existence, and have actually become a very significant consideration in their own right when analyzing IT plans and strategies.
How much does cloud differ from the basic managed hosting concepts? Managed Hosting is essentially outsourced set of services and products that can replace or supplement a company's internal information technology plan. Essentially, both terms describe a method of service delivery by which web applications and business and tools are stored, accessed, and managed.
During this time, there are three main cloud hosting service models that one can identify:
- Cloud Software
- Cloud Infrastructure
- Cloud Platform
There is a difference in the cloud models as all of them offer different disadvantages and advantages to IT strategies, which further confirms the need for identifying end goals before boarding on any kind of cloud hosting service.
Choosing cloud services:
When browsing through different options such as, dedicated hosting, shared hosting, managed hosting, clients have to understand their own needs and requirements. When it comes to managed hosting, the requirements must be judged with the help of an external consultant. The professional will weigh the present and future hosting needs.
The main capabilities and benefits of the 3 most popular models:
Cloud Infrastructure:
- This service provides consumers with the ability to provision storage, processing, networks, and other essential computing resources where the customer is able to run and deploy arbitrary software, including applications and operating systems.
- The client does not control or manage the underlying cloud infrastructure. However, they have control over the storage, operating systems, deployed applications, and reduced control over selected network components.
Cloud Software:
- Offers clients with the ability to utilize the provider's apps that are running on the cloud infrastructure.
- The applications are accessible from numerous client devices.
- The client does not control or manage the underlying infrastructure or even specific application capabilities.
Cloud platform:
-Offers the clients with the ability to deploy on the cloud infrastructure, consumer acquired or created applications using programming tools and languages that are supported by the provider.
-The consumer will not control or manage the underlying cloud infrastructure. However, they will have the control over the deployed applications.
Cloud technologies can certainly help companies utilize their hosting budget more efficiently, by using the right hardware for their environments.
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