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What is Cloud Hosting? | IBM
From an IT perspective, the flexibility of rapid solution deployment for an evolving business need is critical both to the client and the service provider. In an established environment with a long history of IT implementations, it is not easy to deploy a new solution within weeks without affecting the existing infrastructure or the available funding in a big way. Cloud hosting provides the options and advantages of quicker solution deployment and lower cost of implementation and operations.
Organizations today have enough experience with cloud hosting to prefer it to traditionally deploying their applications. It is not only quicker to deploy on cloud, but it also ensures the scalability, availability, and performance needs of the deployment.
Cloud service providers (and there are many) have also matured their services and service delivery models and are able to deliver service-level agreements (SLAs) with much more certainty and success. Cloud hosting systems have evolved to provide simplified and centralized IT services and management capabilities.
This approach to centralized administration aids both the service provider and users in defining, delivering, and tracking SLAs automatically on the web. Most cloud hosting services are provided through an easy-to-use, web-based user interface for software, hardware, and service requests, which are instantaneously delivered. Even the software and hardware updates can happen automatically. It is as easy as online shopping!
In both in-house and cloud hosting approaches, the non-functional requirements of scalability, reliability, and high availability remain the same, but cloud hosting provides a much broader pool of IT resources to deliver the scalability, reliability and availability, and with a higher degree of confidence.
These requirements can also be automatically tuned to ones solution requirements. This is known as application-aware service provisioning, which is implemented through software-defined environments (SDE). SDE automatically and dynamically provisions the compute, network, and storage resources to your application needs. It helps with maximizing efficiencies and optimizing services, a win-win for both users and the service provider.
Cloud hosting thus remains to be a prominent deployment option for clients of all industries. If you are not already there, now is a perfect time to consider it a strategic option and get on board with cloud hosting.
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12 Biggest Cloud Providers by Market Share in the World
In this article, we take a look at 12 biggest cloud providers by market share in the world. If you want to see more biggest cloud providers by market share in the world, go directly to 5 Biggest Cloud Providers by Market Share in the World.
Cloud computing is a growing sector.
In cloud computing, there are two sectors, both of which are growing, cloud infrastructure as a service or IaaS, and software as a service or SaaS.
In terms of cloud infrastructure as a service, there aren't that many big infrastructure as a service cloud providers in the world given the substantial upfront capital needed to be competitive in the field. Considering the cloud infrastructure as a service is very competitive with many of the biggest players constantly cutting their fees for a unit of processing, only the biggest players are profitable. As the leader, Amazon Web Services accounts for a substantial percentage of Amazon's total profits. Meanwhile, big cloud providers such as Google Cloud are still losing money in an effort to grow their market share.
In terms of the cloud software as a service market, the market is arguably less competitive as it is more segmented. Given many customers subscribe to software as a service providers, there is also recurring revenue potential.
Third Quarter 2022 Cloud Infrastructure Services Industry Growth
While it is very competitive, the cloud infrastructure services market is huge.
According to the Synergy Research Group, total enterprise spending on cloud infrastructure services in the third quarter of 2022 rose more than $11 billion from Q3 2021 to over than $57 billion. During the quarter, the cloud market at the top was very concentrated as the top three players of Amazon, Microsoft, and Google have around two thirds market share globally of the cloud infrastructure services market.
Chief analyst at Synergy Research Group John Dinsdale said of the Q3 industry results, It is a strong testament to the benefits of cloud computing that despite two major obstacles to growth the worldwide market still expanded by 24% from last year. Had exchange rates remained stable and had the Chinese market remained on a more normal path then the growth rate percentage would have been well into the thirties. The three leading cloud providers all report their financials in US dollars so their growth rates are all beaten down by the historic strength of their home currency."
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In terms of their individual growth rates, Amazon Web Services expanded by 27.5% year over year, Microsoft's Azure expanded 35% year over year and Google Cloud Platform grew 38% year over year.
Given the growth in the third quarter, the trailing twelve month revenues of the cloud infrastructure services market reached $217 billion according to Synergy Research Group estimates.
Given rising interest rates and macroeconomic uncertainty with a potential recession, some enterprises have become more cautious in their spending and the overall industry spend for the period was less than some estimates.
The Future Growth
Given the tailwinds in the industry in the long term, analysts expect the cloud infrastructure as a service market to grow substantially in the future. According to Research and Market, the global cloud computing market could grow by an average CAGR of 15.7% from 2022 to 2030 to surpass over $1.55 trillion by 2030 as more firms shift to cloud computing for cost savings and flexibility.
One reason for substantially more expected growth is AI processing. As AI applications like ChatGPT gain more popularity, demand for cloud computing could grow further. Considering the amount of cloud computing power needed to make an application as sophisticated as ChatGPT, big tech cloud providers are among the few companies currently that can offer the processing needed to make an application like ChatGPT.
In 2019, Microsoft invested $1 billion into OpenAI in the form of cash and credits for Microsoft's Azure cloud computing platform. Given ChatGPT has experienced substantial demand since its launch, the company is reportedly looking to raise more capital at around a $30 billion valuation. Once it raises more capital, a substantial amount will likely be spent on cloud processing to make ChatGPT even better, which could bring more business for Microsoft.
Methodology
For our list of 12 Biggest Cloud Providers by Market Share in the World, we list only the market shares of the cloud infrastructure as a service market and not the software as a service market because they are two different markets.
We ranked the cloud providers based on their market shares in the cloud infrastructure service market which includes platform as a service, infrastructure as a service and hosted private cloud services according to Synergy Research Group in Q3 2022.
Because their infrastructure as a service market share is under 2%, we just ranked Dell Cloud, VMware Cloud, Huawei Cloud, and Baidu Cloud as <2% in market share.
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Worldwide Market Share in Q3 2022: <2%
Baidu AI Cloud is the cloud compute service of Chinese internet search company Baidu. According to the company it provides compute & storage, network & CDN, database, big data, and security services. In 2021, Baidu AI Cloud had around 9% market share in the China Cloud infrastructure services spend market, ranking fourth after Alibaba Cloud, Huawei Cloud, and Tencent Cloud. Because China's cloud market size is substantial, Baidu AI Cloud is one of the larger IaaS cloud companies globally.
Worldwide Market Share in Q3 2022: <2%
VMware's cloud infrastructure services is one of the products of VMware, which is a leading provider of multi-cloud services that enables digital innovation with enterprise control. Originally a part of Dell Technologies after the latter's acquisition of EMC Corp in 2015, VMware spun off from Dell Technologies in November of 2021 so that the company could have more strategic flexibility to potentially grow faster by gaining more freedom to invest in cloud computing.
Worldwide Market Share in Q3 2022: <2%
In addition to making PCs, Dell Technologies also provides infrastructure as a service with its Dell Technologies Cloud. According to the company, "The Dell Technologies Cloud IaaS model has been invaluable for enterprises. By provisioning and making fully managed servers, storage, networking and other compute resources accessible via the Internet, IaaS offerings allow businesses to avoid the cost and complexity of purchasing and managing their own infrastructure."
Worldwide Market Share in Q3 2022: <2%
Huawei Cloud is the cloud infrastructure computing service provided by Chinese technology company Huawei. Given its market share in China, Huawei Cloud could potentially rank higher on this list but we included it at #9 because Synergy Research Group didn't rank it among the top eight cloud infrastructure service providers globally in Q3 2022. According to China Internet Watch, Huawei Cloud had 18% market share in the China cloud infrastructure service spend in 2021, more than Tencent Cloud's 16%, and Baidu AI Cloud's 9%. Given the company is private, however, it is difficult to determine how much market share it has currently but it certainly ranks among the leaders.
Worldwide Market Share in Q3 2022: 2%
Oracle Cloud is database and enterprise software maker's Oracle Corporation's IaaS offering where it has around a 2% global market share. In Q2 fiscal 2023, Oracle Corporation's IaaS sales rose 53% year over year to $1 billion, which is actually a little bit faster than the overall industry's growth. One reason for the fast growth could be that TikTok routed 100% of the app's US user traffic to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure as of June 2022. TikTok previously used its own data centers for US traffic.
Worldwide Market Share in Q3 2022: 2%
Tencent Cloud is a cloud computing service provided by Chinese social media giant Tencent. According to the company, Tencent cloud has numerous software developers from many different industries using it including Tencent's own WeChat messaging application. In terms of market share, Tencent Cloud had a 16% market share in the China cloud infrastructure services industry in 2021 and an around 2% market share the cloud infrastructure service market worldwide in Q3 2022.
Worldwide Market Share in Q3 2022: 3%
In addition to being a leading SaaS provider, Salesforce Inc offers a platform as a service solution that "allows businesses to easily deploy, run, and manage custom cloud applications without the complexity of building and maintaining their own servers and infrastructure." With its Salesforce Platform and other services, Salesforce has a worldwide market share of 3% in the cloud infrastructure service market in Q3 2022.
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Cloud egress costs: What they are and how to dodge them
The clouds pay-as-you-go model offers flexibility and an easy way to expand data storage.
But, although most cloud providers allow free data uploads to their infrastructure, downloading or even moving data from cloud storage comes at a cost.
Those fees, or egress charges, are one of the hidden costs of cloud computing, and can quickly mount up. In the most extreme cases, egress charge bill shock can make a cloud project so expensive that its no longer viable.
Cloud egress charges are a fee for network usage. They are any costs associated with moving data out of the cloud storage platform where the data is normally held, says Tony Lock at analyst Freeform Dynamics.
As such, egress charges are more than just a fee for downloads. Service providers can levy fees whenever data moves from a cloud storage platform, including to another cloud provider, to another region or availability zone, or even between applications.
One example is where a business moves data from archives to an analytics application. The CSP that hosts the archives will charge egress fees because the data leaves its storage, even though uploads to the analysis package are free.
And, warns Lock, some providers will levy egress charges to move data from storage into memory for example, for searches. In some circumstances, software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications will add their egress charges for downloading data.
The charges are also asymmetrical. Cloud providers rarely charge for uploading data or data ingress. Any costs they incur to bring data into their networks is wrapped up in subscription or other fees.
Rather like a supermarket that offers discounted goods as a loss leader, the cloud provider needs to offer cheap or free ingress to encourage customers to use their cloud.
Egress charges work the other way, by discouraging firms from transferring data out, either to other cloud providers, or to on-premise systems.
Theyve made the commercial decision that ingress should be effectively absorbed within the consolidated cost of service represented in the unit prices of cloud components, but egress charges are separated out, says Adrian Bradley, head of cloud transformation at consulting firm KPMG. At the heart of that, it is a real cost. The more a client consumes of it, the more it costs the cloud providers.
Firms have seen egress charges rise as they look to do more with their data, such as mining archives for business intelligence purposes, or to train artificial intelligence (AI) engines. Data transfers can also increase where organisations have a formalised hybrid or multi-cloud strategy.
Either theres a need to do a lot more data egress, or perhaps theres just simply the positive use of cloud to develop new products and services that intrinsically use more data, says Bradley.
The result is that firms are moving more data from cloud storage, and are being hit by increasing costs. Research by Aptum Technologies, a managed service provider, found that moving to the cloud resulted in higher-than-expected costs for 73% of firms, with 65% saying they had wasted money through inefficiencies in the cloud.
For chief information officers (CIOs), the risk from cloud egress fees is less the actual cost than their unpredictable and potentially uncontrollable nature.
Research by IDC estimates that planned and unplanned egress charges account for an average 6% of organisations cloud storage costs, itself a relatively small percentage. But that could still be enough to undermine the viability of a cloud storage project. And within that average, some firms will be paying more.
Data egress costs matter because, unlike subscriptions, they are not fixed and usually not negotiated in advance. Organisations can find that egress costs rack up because the business has changed its IT strategy, made an acquisition, entered a new market or come under regulations that force it to relocate data.
Even measures that bring efficiencies elsewhere such as improved forecasting or machine learning can push up egress cloud costs. In some cases, they can tip the balance between cloud or on-premise deployments.
Egress charges can also stand in the way of making cloud deployments more resilient because they add to the running costs of hybrid and multi-cloud architectures. And, as its a consumption-based charge, the more successful the cloud deployment, the higher the egress charges can be.
These costs typically cant be covered by a customers spend commitment. Theyre on top, which makes them even more unwelcome, says Patrick Smith, field chief technology officer for EMEA at storage supplier Pure.
This is made worse by a lack of transparency around egress fees. Although the charges are by no means new, their complexity makes them hard to predict and model. At KPMG, Bradley points to firms that suffer bill shock because they failed to carry out a detailed enough analysis of workloads before moving to the cloud.
But the second kind of bill shock comes from where patterns of consumption in a cloud environment evolve quite quickly, he says.
And there is a further risk. Firms that face unexpected egress charges might shy away from making full use of cloud-based data and lose competitive advantage as a result.
Strategies to reduce egress charges can be technical and architectural, or contractual. IT departments can try demand management, to limit cloud storage and data transfers. However, to micromanage usage in a dynamic cloud environment is itself costly. And putting hard limits on data downloads, for example, risks breaking business processes further downstream.
Instead, it is better to choose workloads carefully and design cloud architectures to maximise efficiencies. Examples include reducing inter-regional data transfers, deploying data deduplication and compression and rewriting data-intensive applications so they make fewer calls on cloud storage such as by only downloading data differences or deltas.
But contractual measures are as important.
Firms can negotiate to include egress, or some egress, into their subscription costs or try to reduce regional transfer charges. And it can pay to pay more for some services. Moving archived data to a tier suited to more frequent access can cost less than paying additional fees to retrieve it from cold storage.
Make sure you know exactly what data you have stored in each cloud service, especially cold systems where egress charges might mount up quickly, if the original assumption was that the data would not be recovered except in emergency, says Lock.
As more organisations look to use historical data in routine operational analytics, it might be time to consider just how cold most data really is. These factors all highlight the growing importance of holding much more detailed metadata than we have ever done before.
However, there is no industry standard formula to calculate when egress charges mean its no longer economical to store data in the cloud. This depends on the use case and the value of data. Repatriating data to on-premise systems brings its own costs.
And, although cloud management tools are improving and firms are becoming better at understanding their data flows, this analysis is still not easy.
Nonetheless, KPMGs Bradley advises that CIOs can take three steps to control egress fees.
One, really do the detailed analysis before you move, he says. Two, be bold in looking at your architecture and rethinking at least some elements, whether moving workloads to a different place, a content delivery network, or caching, as thats what makes a structural difference. Third, make sure you have good visibility, so you know what youre spending on that egress and managing it tightly.
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A Guide to Deployment Models: On-Premise, Cloud, and Disconnected
The days when every service was managed from a single server or location are long gone. When organizations build software and services, they have a variety of options depending on their budget, infrastructure, and security needs. Now teams can build software across a broad network of machines and software managed either by their own staff or external services.
What tools to use is a complex question and there is no one-size-fits-all for every organization.
Today, weve put together some analysis of the various pros and cons of some common cloud and on-premise options. Understanding the options for your team can help you make the right choice and save money and time in the long term.
With on-premise software, the software is usually located and operated within the organization's computing hardware.On-premise deployments are set up and maintained by the organization on its own network.
Security: By keeping everything in-house and cutting exposure to the outside world, organizations can retain all their data. Which is especially important if they are in a regulated industry. Teams can implement their own security policies to remain compliant and keep their data protected. And on-premise deployment allows them to establish a perimeter, which is inherently more secure than cloud hosting
User Control: In a more regulated industry, its important to maintain greater control of the environment and assets. Ideal for organizations that want to keep full control of their uptime, infrastructure, and prefer to maintain the software themselves.
Initial Cost: Depending on the size of deployment, an on-premise solution can be cheaper than a private cloud solution, especially in the short term.
If on-premise is already in use: While cloud is the most sleek and modern deployment model, it can actually cause problems if a company is already hosting a variety of other software on-premise and then choose to host one tool in the cloud. Organizations with a robust DevOps infrastructure that are used to deploying in-house will find it easier to continue adding on-premise solutions. Deploying to the cloud carries benefits but isn't a cure-all. It requires careful consideration for each unique environment.
Human Capital Requirements: On-premise solutions require dedicated IT support year-round to ensure the software is running properly.
Mobility: Unlike cloud-hosting, an on-premise deployment is not travel friendly - if members of the team are expected to be out-of-the-office or out of the approved field of use, an on-premise system may not be flexible enough to continue working while on the go.
Hidden Spend: Sometimes there can be hidden expenses associated with an on-premise solution. Anything from server space, to upgrades, maintenance, patches, and even natural disasters. This can end up costing an organization in labor and budget.
Infrastructure and Maintenance: From server space, deployment, downtimes, backups, and updates, an on-premise solution requires a lot of upkeep on the organization's end to keep it running like a well-oiled machine.
Scalability: On-premise means the need to know the approximate size and provisioning needs of an operation. This is where it pays off to be forward-thinking and estimate a business's potential growth far into the future. An on-premise system cannot scale as quickly and easily as a cloud solution, which has the potential to hinder a teams speed of growth. Choosing on-premise means knowing the organization's needs before its too late.
Cloud deployments consist of a remote network of servers that are connected togetherand used to store, process, and manage data remotely. Unlike an on-premise or disconnected deployment, these are often managed by a third party.
Cost savings: Because cloud providers typically offer a pay-as-you-scale model, organizations can save money on hardware, maintenance, and other upfront costs.
Scalability: Cloud systems are highly scalable, which means that organizations can easily increase or decrease their usage as needed. This can be especially useful for those that experience fluctuating demand for their services.
Accessibility: With a cloud system, users can access their data and applications from any device with an internet connection. This can be especially useful for remote teams or organizations with employees in different locations.
Reliability: Cloud providers typically have robust infrastructure and backup systems in place to ensure that their services are always available. This can provide peace of mind for organizations that rely on their systems to run their business.
Security: Many cloud providers offer advanced security measures to protect their customers' data, which can be more secure than maintaining these measures on-premises. If its not a highly regulated industry, cloud solutions are plenty secure for the majority of teams.
Externally Managed: Because cloud providers are responsible for maintaining and updating their systems, organizations that use the cloud can take advantage of new features and innovations without having to invest time or resources. Cloud allows teams to put more dollars and hours towards innovation.
Limited control: When multiple customers share the same instance of the software, there is often less control over it. This lessens the room for customization thats found in a single-tenant system. This can be a problem for organizations with very specific requirements or unique needs.
Shared resources: In a multi-tenant system, the resources of the software (such as processing power, memory, and storage) are shared among all of the customers. This means that if one customer experiences a high level of usage, it could potentially impact the performance of the software for other customers.
Security concerns: Some organizations may have concerns about the security of a multi-tenant system, as they are sharing the same instance of the software with other customers. While a security breach is unlikely, it is still less secure than an on-premise or disconnected deployment. Choosing the right provider and service can ensure a more secure cloud.
Misconfiguration - Just as with on-premise service, effective policy and administration is important. However, because of the ease of access and high availability, mistakes in the cloud can quickly spiral into disasters. After all, turning on sharing for a file or server enables it for the whole world.
Integration - Although this is constantly improving, cloud services often dont have the same connections that on-premise servers have. This is especially true for some compliance standards and legacy systems.
Cloud computing is the current wave of software delivery, and many services today are offered through varying cloud service models. One of the primary divisions is whether an organization draws from a collective resource pool or gets a specific service commitment (private vs. public).
In a private cloud service model, also known as a single-tenant cloud service, each customer has their own dedicated instance of the software, This means the customer has complete control over their instance of the software, including the ability to customize it to their specific needs and requirements.
On the other hand, in a public cloud service model, businesses deliver a multi-tenant cloud service where multiple customers share the same instance of the software. You may see this as SaaS, Software as a Service. This means that the software provider is responsible for maintaining and managing the software, which can be more efficient and cost-effective for the customers.
However, it also means that the customers do not have as much control over the software and may not be able to customize it as much as they would in a single-tenant system. There are some concerns that a multi-tenant solution is less secure; if customers choose a multi-tenant solution from an organization with good security policies, it can be just as secure as a single-tenant deployment.
Overall, the choice between single and multi-tenant cloud software options depends on the specific needs and priorities of the customer:
A disconnected deployment is exactly what it sounds like. These on-premise deployments are cut off from the public internet for security and compliance reasons.
These are also referred to as air gapped, meaning a clear physical separation to create a private network. This isolation may avoid connections even from networks within the same organization.
Security: Disconnected environments are hands down the most secure deployment model. In a highly regulated industry, organizations can benefit from the iron walls a disconnected deployment has around data or intellectual property. This helps address both known attacks and theoretical threats.
Compliance Requirements: Disconnected deployments are the only model compatible with air-gapped developer environments.
Cost: A disconnected solution will cost teams the most. Due to the additional infrastructure resources required, disconnected deployments are not the most cost-effective.
Data Lag: While any disconnected deployments worth their salt will ensure daily data updates, some updates may take longer. For the majority of teams, this is not a major concern, but if real-time data is a priority for an organization, disconnected deployments may be too slow for their needs.
Infrastructure and Maintenance: Ensure the right infrastructure is in place before buying a disconnected solution. From server space to compute and administrative resources, there is an additional cost to running a disconnected deployment.
No deployment model is perfect, and all come with their challenges. An organization needs to know which capabilities will best suit its specific needs. A general understanding of which direction to proceed can save time and research.
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AWS is spending $35 billion on one of its most troubled US cloud …
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has revealed plans to invest $35 billion in the US state of Virginia to expand its operations between now and 2040.
Virginia is home to the companys US-EAST-1 region, which has suffered significant outages and other issues in recent years, leading some to cite it as a major cause for concern in Amazons ability to handle crises.
AWS has been operating in the state since 2006, and later chose Virginia to open a second headquarters in 2018 (which it calls HQ2).
Governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, announced (opens in new tab) the plans which he believes will create at least 1,000 new jobs in the area as he continued to express a clear interested in the industry within his state:
Virginia will continue to encourage the development of this new generation of data center campuses across multiple regions of the Commonwealth. These areas offer robust utility infrastructure, lower costs, great livability, and highly educated workforces and will benefit from the associated economic development and increased tax base, assisting the schools and providing services to the community.
Reuters (opens in new tab) also reports that the cloud storage giant had already invested $35 billion in northern Virginia data centers between 2011 and 2020, meaning that the continued investment could see a huge boost to the local economy.
Director of Economic Development at AWS, Roger Wehner, highlighted that the companys continued investment in the area since 2006 has already boosted the Commonwealths GDP by nearly $7 billion, accounting for thousands of jobs.
In time to come, AWS will be eligible for a new Mega Data Center Incentive Program, should it be approved by the Virginia General Assembly. This would include a 15-year maximum extension of Data Center Sales and Use tax exemptions on qualifying equipment and enabling software, and a further grant worth up to $140 million for site and infrastructure improvements, workforce development, and other project-related costs.
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The James Webb Space Telescope peered inside a wispy molecular cloud located 630 light-years away and spied ices made of different elements.
Molecular clouds are interstellar groupings of gas and dust where hydrogen and carbon monoxide molecules can form. Dense clumps within these clouds can collapse to form young stars called protostars.
The Webb telescope focused on the Chamaeleon I dark molecular cloud, which appears blue in the new image. A young protostar, called Ced 110 IRS 4, glows in orange to the left. The journal Nature Astronomy published a study including the image on Monday.
More orange dots represent light from stars in the background, piercing through the cloud. The starlight helped astronomers determine the diverse range of frozen molecules within the Chamaeleon I dark molecular cloud, which is forming dozens of young stars.
The Webb telescope views the universe through infrared light, which is invisible to the human eye. Infrared light can reveal previously hidden aspects of the cosmos and pierce dense clusters of gas and dust that would otherwise obscure the view.
Astronomers have used the space observatory to discover a diverse range of some of the coldest ices in the darkest regions of a molecular cloud to date. During a survey of the cloud, the international research team identified water ice, as well as frozen forms of ammonia, methanol, methane and carbonyl sulfide.
These icy molecules could contribute to the formation of stars and planets and even the building blocks of life.
Ices can supply planets with carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur, which could lead to the formation of a habitable planet like Earth, where they are used in planetary atmospheres as well as amino acids, sugars and alcohols.
Our results provide insights into the initial, dark chemistry stage of the formation of ice on the interstellar dust grains that will grow into the centimeter-sized pebbles from which planets form in disks, said lead study author Melissa McClure, an astronomer and assistant professor at Leiden Observatory in the Netherlands, in a statement. McClure is the principal investigator of the observing program.
These observations open a new window on the formation pathways for the simple and complex molecules that are needed to make the building blocks of life.
In addition to simple molecules, the researchers saw evidence of more complex molecules.
Our identification of complex organic molecules, like methanol and potentially ethanol, also suggests that the many star and planetary systems developing in this particular cloud will inherit molecules in a fairly advanced chemical state, said study coauthor Will Rocha, an astronomer and postdoctoral fellow at Leiden Observatory, in a statement.
This could mean that the presence of precursors to prebiotic molecules in planetary systems is a common result of star formation, rather than a unique feature of our own solar system.
Astronomers used starlight filtering through the cloud to search for chemical fingerprints and identify the elements.
We simply couldnt have observed these ices without Webb, said study coauthor Klaus Pontoppidan, Webb project scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, in a statement.
The ices show up as dips against a continuum of background starlight. In regions that are this cold and dense, much of the light from the background star is blocked, and Webbs exquisite sensitivity was necessary to detect the starlight and therefore identify the ices in the molecular cloud.
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Cloud Hosting: What Is Cloud Hosting & How it Works? (2023)
If you are looking for a comprehensive guide to cloud hosting, you have come to the right place. We will discuss everything you need to know about this growing trend in web hosting.
We will cover what cloud hosting is, the benets of using it, and how to choose the right provider for your business.
By the end of this article, you will be an expert on cloud hosting.
So, lets get started.
But before getting into the nitty-gritty of cloud hosting, lets rst answer the question: what is hosting?
A web hosting service is an Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their website accessible via the World Wide Web.
Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server owned or leased for use by clients and provide Internet connectivity, typically in a data center.
Hosting companies can offer different hosting services, such as shared, cloud, VPS, dedicated, and reseller.
Shared hosting is the most common type of hosting web service. It is also the most affordable.
Your website shares server space with other websites in a shared hosting environment. This means that you will have to share bandwidth, disk space, and processing power resources.
The main benet of shared hosting is that it is very affordable. If you are starting with your website, this is the best type of hosting for you.
It is a hosting web service that uses a network of remote servers to store your website data.
The main benet of cloud hosting is that it is very scalable. This means that you can quickly increase or decrease your websites resources.
It is a hosting web service that gives you more control over your server.
Your website is still hosted on a shared server in a VPS hosting environment. However, you have your virtual server isolated from other websites on the same physical server.
This means that you can install any software you want and make any changes without affecting other websites.
It is a hosting web service that gives you your physical server.
This means that you will not have to share resources with other websites.
The main benet of dedicated hosting is that it provides you with the highest level of performance and security.
It is a hosting web service that allows you to resell space on your server to other websites.
The main benet of reseller hosting is that it is a very exible and affordable way to get started with your own web hosting business.
Now that you know the different types of web hosting lets move on to cloud hosting.
Cloud hosting is a type of web hosting that uses a network of servers to power your website. Instead of relying on one physical server, cloud hosting spreads your website across multiple servers. This offers several advantages over traditional web hosting, which I will discuss below.
There are many benets to using cloud hosting for your website. First, it is more scalable than traditional web hosting. This means that you can easily add more resources to your website as needed without upgrading your entire server.
Now that you know the benets of cloud hosting, you might be wondering how to choose the right provider for your business.
It would be best to keep a few things in mind when choosing a provider.
Once you have considered all of these factors, you are ready to choose the right cloud hosting provider for your business.
Now that you know the basics of cloud hosting lets take a more in-depth look at how it works.
Cloud hosting uses a network of servers to power your website. These servers are located in different data centers around the world.
When someone visits your website, they are connected to the server that is closest to them. This offers several advantages over traditional hosting, which relies on one physical server.
For example, if you are based in the United States, and someone from Europe visits your website, they will be connected to a server in Europe. This offers two main advantages.
Now that you know how cloud hosting works lets look at the benets of using it.
When choosing a cloud hosting provider, you will choose between a cloud server and a cloud hosting service.
So, what is the difference?
A cloud server is a single physical server that has been divided into multiple virtual servers.
Whereas a cloud hosting service is a type of web hosting that uses a network of servers to power your website.
Both offer advantages and disadvantages, which I will discuss below.
Advantages of a cloud server:
Disadvantages of a cloud server:
Now that you know the difference between a cloud server and a cloud hosting service lets look at the benets of using cloud hosting.
Advantages of Cloud Hosting:
Better security because your website is spread across multiple servers
Now that you know the advantages of cloud hosting lets look at how to choose the right provider for your business.
When choosing a cloud hosting provider, you should keep a few things in mind.
Once you have considered all of these factors, you are ready to choose the right cloud hosting provider for your business.
Now that you know everything there is to know about cloud hosting, I hope you will be able to decide whether it is suitable for your business.
If you are still undecided about using cloud hosting or shared hosting for your website, this section is for you.
Below, I will compare the two types of hosting side-by-side to help you decide. Shared Hosting:
If one of the websites on the same server gets a lot of trac, it can slow down your website.
Now that you know the difference between cloud hosting and shared hosting, I hope you will be able to decide which type of hosting is right for your business.
Cloud hosting is a relatively new term that has been gaining in popularity over the past few years. What Exactly Is Cloud Hosting?
Cloud hosting refers to using a remote server operated by an Internet service provider (ISP) instead of your own physical computer.
This allows you to work from anywhere in the world, without having to worry about setting up and managing multiple systems.
How Does Cloud Hosting Work? When you sign up for cloud hosting, your organizations data is stored on a remote server owned by an ISP or other entity. You can access this data through any device with an Internet connection, regardless of where you are located. This means that you can work from home, on vacation, or even while traveling abroad all without having to sacrifice productivity or security.
The internet has changed peoples lives in so many ways, but the one thing that has made life easier is cloud hosting. Cloud hosting enables you to store your website files on multiple servers without having to worry about where those servers are located.
Cloud computing allows any connected device, regardless of location, to have access to the same data. Cloud environments are distributed and virtual. This technology is called cloud computing because data is primarily hosted in a wide geographic area.
Get all the details and learn more about what is cloud hosting and how does it work? in this blog article!
To get ahead, lets take a step back and review what cloud hosting is. Its been worth it so far.
Cloud hosting is a way of using remote servers to store and run your website or application. This type of hosting provides you with access to the resources on the remote server, as well as the ability to scale up or down your sites capacity as needed.
You can also use cloud hosting to offload some of the workloads from your own computer, freeing up resources for other tasks.
Cloud hosting works by first setting up a remote server in a data center. Then, you connect to this server through the internet, making it possible for you to access the resources that are stored on it. You can use these resources to run your website or application, and you dont have to worry about maintaining them or managing them yourself.
Cloud hosting is becoming increasingly popular because it offers many advantages over traditional web hosting services.
For one, cloud hosting is cheaper than traditional web hosting services. Moreover, cloud hosting allows you to scale up or down your sites capacity as needed, which can be helpful if your site becomes popular quickly or if traffic begins to overload your hosts infrastructure. Cloud hosting also allows you to offload some of the workloads from your own computer, freeing up resources for other tasks. Finally, there is always a risk that the provider will stop providing service without warning.
Cloud hosting refers to using remote servers to house your website or blog. This means that instead of keeping your site on your own computer, you rent space on a remote server and the site is hosted by the provider. The advantages of this are that you can access the site from anywhere, and you dont have to worry about setting up and maintaining a server.
There are also several disadvantages to cloud hosting. First, cloud hosting can be more expensive than hosting your site on your own computer. Second, if the provider goes out of business or stops providing service, your site may be lost. Third, if your site is hacked, you may not be able to take action until after the hack has occurred.
Fourth, some web hosts only allow their customers to use their managed services, which means that you wont have much control over the look and feel of your site.
Cloud web hosting is a service that uses the resources of several machines in order to generate the necessary resources for your website. The load is balanced and security is taken care of.
With cloud hosting for applications and websites, you can make use of the resources on a network of connected hardware rather than just one. Compared to traditional hosting, this offers greater flexibility and scalability that ensures increased performance when high demands are placed on your digital content.
Cloud hosting is becoming increasingly popular as a way to save money on website hosting costs. Heres why you should consider using cloud hosting for your business:
Traditional hosting is fine for a small business, but for larger businesses with more customers and more traffic, it can become cumbersome and inefficient to manage a physical server. With cloud hosting, you simply pay for a service that provides you with access to a remote server. This removes the need to maintain and manage a physical server, which can be costly and time-consuming. Furthermore, cloud hosting allows you to scale your infrastructure as your business grows without any additional cost or hassle.
Cloud hosting is reliable because the provider always has a backup plan in place. When something goes wrong, the provider can quickly restore your site or data to its previous state. This contrasts with traditional hosting providers, who may not have a backup plan or may take longer to restore your site.
Cloud hosting also is more reliable because it relies on the internet rather than local servers. If there is a problem with the internet, your site will still be accessible. With traditional hosting, if the server is down, your site will be inaccessible.Cloud hosting also offers more security features than traditional hosting. For example, you can use cloud-based firewalls and security tools to protect your data and site from unauthorized access.
By now, most businesses have realized that cloud hosting is better than traditional hosting. Cloud hosting is scalable, allowing businesses to grow without having to worry about the impact of increased traffic on their existing infrastructure. Additionally, cloud hosting can be managed through a platform such as Amazon Web Services, making it easy for businesses to get up and running with a cloud hosting solution.
Traditional hosting providers are often limited when it comes to the type of hosting they offer. If you need something more specialized, such as a server for a small business that needs dedicated IP addresses, traditional hosting can be difficult to find. Cloud hosting, on the other hand, gives you a wide range of options to choose from. With cloud hosting, you can use a shared host for smaller websites or opt for a dedicated server for more intensive applications. You also have more control over your environment and can customize it to fit your needs.
Cloud Hosting is the latest technology that helps businesses to reduce their infrastructure costs and increase their agility. It is a service that allows businesses to use remote resources, such as servers and storage, to run their applications. Cloud Hosting offers a number of benefits for businesses, including:
Reduced Infrastructure Costs: Cloud Hosting allows businesses to reduce the amount of equipment and hardware they need to run their applications. This can save them money on their overall infrastructure costs.
Increased Agility: Cloud Hosting allows businesses to use remote resources as needed, rather than having all of their resources tied down in one location. This increases the agility of your business, allowing you to respond quickly to changes in your market.
Increased Security: Cloud Hosting provides increased security for your business data by keeping it isolated in remote locations. This prevents unauthorized access or theft of your data.
Cloud hosting is a type of hosting that uses remote computing resources hosted on data centers operated by a third party. Cloud hosting provides benefits such as increased flexibility, scalability, and faster response times. These benefits are especially important for web applications that need to be available 24/7 and can be scaled up or down quickly to meet changing needs.
There are several different types of cloud hosting services. Public cloud services are the most common type of cloud hosting. They allow anyone with an internet connection to access the cloud resources. Private cloud services allow organizations to partition their resources between different departments or users. Hybrid cloud services combine aspects of both public and private cloud services.
One key advantage of using cloud hosting is that it allows you to outsource some of your infrastructure requirements. This can be a cost-effective solution if you have limited resources or if you want to focus on your business goals rather than managing infrastructure yourself. In addition, using a third-party provider can add an extra layer of security since the provider is unlikely to hack into your data center.
Cloud hosting is a type of hosting that relies on remote servers to store and run your website or application. As opposed to traditional hosting, where the server is located on your property, a cloud hosting provider sends the servers to you and manages them for you. The main advantage of cloud hosting is that its more cost-effective and easier to scale up or down as your website or application grows or decreases in popularity.
However, there are some disadvantages to using cloud hosting. First, you may not have total control over the server location and configuration, which can lead to instability or slow performance. Second, if you lose your internet connection, your website or application will be unavailable. Third, if you want to move your website or application to another provider, youll have to migrate all the content and settings yourself. Finally, because cloud hosting providers take care of the infrastructure and maintenance for you, they can charge high fees for services that are not very customizable or require advanced technical expertise.
Businesses and companies are always looking for ways to improve the effectiveness of their workload and the user experience.
Cloud hosting provides many benefits to business owners, which means they can always give customers the best service at any time. The benefits of cloud hosting include things like easy scalability, high traffic resilience, and (in some cases) hardware failure resistance.
61% of companies have recently migrated their operations to the cloud network, which reduced their expenses significantly. This trend is likely to continue in the future.
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Choosing the right type of hosting for your website can be a challenge. There are many types of plans to pick from, including cloud hosting. However, you might be wondering: what is cloud hosting, and is it the right solution for your website?
With this type of hosting plan, your data is stored on virtually isolated resources powered by a network of servers (the cloud). By utilizing a resilient network of servers instead of a single physical server, it offers benefits in terms of speed, reliability, and scalability.
In this article, well take a closer look at how cloud hosting works and what makes it different from other plans. Well also discuss its pros and cons . Finally, well explore some of the best providers of this service. Lets get to it!
With a traditional web hosting plan, your account gets to use resources on a single physical server. This can be the entire physical device (in terms of dedicated hosting), a virtual private server (VPS), or even a setup where you share resources with other accounts on that server (shared hosting).
When web hosts talk about the cloud, theyre referring to networks of servers. These can be physical or virtual, depending on the provider.
This infrastructure gives you unparalleled freedom when it comes to choosing the resources that you need to host your website:
The primary advantages of this service are scalability and redundancy. Since you have access to a network of servers, your hosting provider can allocate more resources to your site if you need them.
That is, its very easy to add or remove resources from your server depending on your current usage. Many cloud providers even offer hourly billing so that youre only paying for the hours where youre using those resources.
Moreover, cloud hosting offers near-perfect uptime. If one server goes down, other servers in the network can pick up the slack. The one exception is if the entire data center goes down, which can happen in some rare circumstances.
While you might know what cloud hosting is, it can be difficult to understand what makes it so different from other types of services. Lets take a look at how it differs from other plans:
Cloud hosting can be a great option for most websites. It offers dedicated resources, often at a cheaper price than dedicated hosting. You also get more scalability and resources than you would with VPS plans.
One reason this service is not as popular among regular users is that it can be a little complicated to set up. Well talk more about this later in the post, when we discuss the pros and cons of cloud hosting.
Note some providers will still refer to their cloud hosting plans as a VPS or a cloud VPS. This is because both types of hosting use virtual isolation to give your account dedicated resources. For example, DigitalOcean still calls its cloud-based CPU droplets VPS hosting.
Choosing a cloud hosting provider can be challenging. Some of them offer a wealth of options and features, which you might find a little overwhelming.
However, heres what you need to look for when choosing a cloud hosting service for your site:
Multiple types of instances
By instances, we mean the level of resources that you get. Most providers enable you to choose the amount of RAM, CPU cores, storage, and bandwidth that you need for your site.
Scalability
Some providers will enable you to scale your cloud instance if you experience a spike in traffic. Ideally, the service should offer temporary scaling, so you dont have to overpay after traffic dies down.
Multiple data center locations
The best cloud hosting providers offer data centers across the world. This enables you to host your website in a network that is physically close to your users locations.
Easy-start options or blueprints
Setting up a cloud server can be challenging if you dont have network administration experience. Some providers offer automatic setup for applications like WordPress, so you can get to work immediately.
Flexible pricing
Perhaps the biggest upside of using cloud hosting is that you get to pay for what you use. Most providers offer by-the-hour or by-the-second pricing, and you might also get regular monthly hosting plans.
Uptime monitoring
With a cloud hosting provider, you should get perfect uptime. If the provider doesnt offer information about uptime statistics, it can be a red flag.
Multiple operating system (OS) options
Some providers will offer multiple OS options with your preferred instance. This is perfect if you want full control over your hosting environment.
Moreover, your web host should be user-friendly. Many hosting providers have a reputation for offering complex plans that make it difficult for users to understand what theyre paying for.
The biggest disadvantage of cloud hosting is that it can be intimidating for new users. If youve only ever used shared hosting before, youre likely to find the pricing structure a little confusing, and you might have issues configuring your server.
Fortunately, some providers offer calculators to help you figure out how much their services might cost you:
Additionally, cloud hosting is more flexible than most other options on the market. Managing a cloud server works similarly to a virtual private server (VPS). If you already have experience with the latter, cloud hosting will be easy to acclimate to:
If you dont feel comfortable managing your cloud hosting from the command line, you can use server control panel tools such as cPanel, CyberPanel, RunCloud, and so on. If youre only building WordPress sites, you can also find WordPress-specific control panels such as GridPane or SpinupWP.
Cloudways is also an example of a cloud-based server management tool, though it offers a more bundled product than those other panels.
Another upside of cloud hosting is that some providers, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud, will throw hundreds of dollars in free credit at new users. For a small website, that can be more than enough to pay for a year or two of hosting.
Finally, this type of hosting service offers a lot of flexibility when it comes to launching new websites. Instead of being limited to a specific number of sites, you get to launch or spin up new instances whenever needed. This is perfect for quick testing, or if you require different levels of resources for each project.
To make your life easier, weve put together a list of some of the best cloud hosting providers on the market. There are plenty of other options, including Google Cloud. However, we wanted to focus on providers that are beginner-friendly and that offer great options for WordPress users.
Amazon AWS offers a lot of cloud solutions. The best option for beginners is Amazon EC2:
This service enables you to spin up highly-customizable cloud instances. It also includes blueprints for WordPress and other web applications.
When it comes to prices, Amazon EC2 offers a limited free tier that supports up to 750 hours of usage per month. Pricing will depend on the type of instance that you set up.
Cloudways is not a cloud hosting provider per se, but a service that works on top of other platforms. With this company, you can add managed functionality to cloud hosting plans from AWS, Google Cloud, DigitalOcean, Vultr, and Linode:
Prices include web hosting and an additional layer of services. For this reason, Cloudways plans tend to be a bit more expensive than other options on the market.
If youre a WordPress user, Cloudways enables you to set up the platform with only a few clicks.
You can read our Cloudways review to learn more about this service and whether its the right option for you.
Kinsta offers cloud-powered managed WordPress hosting plans with no complicated pricing or setup. The platform is powered by Google Cloud, and you can choose from 10 different tiers of plans or custom solutions:
Kinsta is among the best-reviewed WordPress web hosts in the market, but it can also be an expensive option for some users. With plans starting at $29.17 per month for a single website, it may not be the best choice if you have a small budget conscious.
You can check out our Kinsta review to learn more about its hosting plans.
InMotion Hosting is a standard provider that offers almost every type of hosting plan available. Here youll find VPSs, managed WordPress plans, cloud options, and more:
When it comes to cloud hosting solutions, InMotion Hosting offers options geared towards agencies, applications, small businesses, and enterprise plans. Base cloud application plans start at around $5 per month, whereas managed options start at $19.99 per month.
Although the concept of cloud hosting can be intimidating, its more user-friendly than you might think. You get more flexibility in terms of pricing and resources than you would with other options. Plus, this type of plan tends to be incredibly scalable.
If you want to set up a WordPress site, we recommend using Cloudways. This company enables you to use cloud hosting plans from other providers and offers an added layer of managed services.
To learn about some other options for hosting WordPress sites, you can read our full guide to the different types of WordPress hosting.
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