10 replies to this topic

[Mike Grace]

Cloud hosting looks like it is more expensive than shared hosting. What does cloud hosting have that I wouldn't get with shared hosting? This might also be a good one to put in the pre sales forum area.

[CyrusKafaiWu]

I am assuming you get a piece of a processor such as 1.25ghz deciated to your website instead of shared which has no deciated processor usage.

[Xstrike]

With shared hosting, you get whatever the features say you get, without being able to customize your server. Shared hosting also means you share server resources with other sites on the same server. If the server goes down for example, everyone is effected by it.

Cloud hosting is an infrastructure of servers, and lets you run your website without any downtime if one of the servers goes down. It's similar to a dedicated server, as you can choose your own operating system, your own software, and more installed on your server. They can be managed, which means someone else can take care of all of that for you (in this case eleven2 can). Self-managed means you'll have to take care of the server yourself, which is usually the cheaper route in costs but requires more of your time to keep managed.

[Andy Johnson]

Getting someone to do a few hours work on your server can cost around $100+ (from past experience), so I think having a managed server is better in my opinion.

@Zide, very detailed explanation.

[robinkipson]

Hey...can anyone here provide suggest me difference between cloud and shared computing.

[lalay25]

i’ve done a research on cloud computing last year for college and i see cloud hosting is the solution for all the web problems now and also the cloud computing concept is the solution for many many IT problems around the world ..

[Andy Johnson]

@lalay25 - Your right there! Hosting becomes extremely reliable in a cloud environment.

[Joseph_Irwin]

With shared hosting, you get whatever the features say you get, without being able to customize your server. Shared hosting also means you share server resources with other sites on the same server. If the server goes down for example, everyone is effected by it.

Cloud hosting is an infrastructure of servers, and lets you run your website without any downtime if one of the servers goes down. It's similar to a dedicated server, as you can choose your own operating system, your own software, and more installed on your server. They can be managed, which means someone else can take care of all of that for you (in this case eleven2 can). Self-managed means you'll have to take care of the server yourself, which is usually the cheaper route in costs but requires more of your time to keep managed.

agreed with these.

[sarah88]

With shared hosting, you get whatever the features say you get, without being able to customize your server. Shared hosting also means you share server resources with other sites on the same server. If the server goes down for example, everyone is effected by it.

Cloud hosting is an infrastructure of servers, and lets you run your website without any downtime if one of the servers goes down. It's similar to a dedicated server, as you can choose your own operating system, your own software, and more installed on your server. They can be managed, which means someone else can take care of all of that for you (in this case eleven2 can). Self-managed means you'll have to take care of the server yourself, which is usually the cheaper route in costs but requires more of your time to keep managed.

Good stuff I might consider cloud hosting soon.

[Joseph_Irwin]

These are the Advantages of Cloud Servers:-

Cloud computing helps cut down costs..

It is easy to install the technology.
Cloud computing is a big time-saver.

It is highly automated.

Cloud computing frees up internal resources.

Cloud computing helps businesses become mobile.

Due to this cloud is best as compare to Shared hosting.

[CoreyBatchelder]

These are the Advantages of Cloud Servers:-

Cloud computing helps cut down costs..

It is easy to install the technology.
Cloud computing is a big time-saver.

It is highly automated.

Cloud computing frees up internal resources.

Cloud computing helps businesses become mobile.

Due to this cloud is best as compare to Shared hosting.

Hey thanks for this informational reply ,you just grab  all valid points about cloud hosting /server.