How Cloud Hosting Differs From Dedicated

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Can any body tell me what is the real difference between cloud hosting and dedicated hosting as I was approached by a web hosting company and was told that I can convert my dedicated server to cloud and the cost will be 1.5 times more. I am curious as why the cloud is so expensive and should I go for it.
 
The basic difference, from what I have been able to figure out, is that a dedicated server is just one single piece of physical equipment whereas a cloud hosting service is a virtual entity. A cloud host resides on a whole network of hardware. The main idea behind a cloud host is that data is replicated over many nodes on the network so when any one piece of hardware fails, other parts of the cloud network will move in to fill the gap. Of course this involves a lot more equipment, so the cost of cloud hosting goes up. As to whether you should go for cloud hosting, it depends on your needs. Do you need 100% uptime? And can you afford it?
 
Victor Leigh said:
The basic difference, from what I have been able to figure out, is that a dedicated server is just one single piece of physical equipment whereas a cloud hosting service is a virtual entity. A cloud host resides on a whole network of hardware. The main idea behind a cloud host is that data is replicated over many nodes on the network so when any one piece of hardware fails, other parts of the cloud network will move in to fill the gap. Of course this involves a lot more equipment, so the cost of cloud hosting goes up. As to whether you should go for cloud hosting, it depends on your needs. Do you need 100% uptime? And can you afford it?
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Well said Victor, I couldn't say better myself. Cloud's are basically clouds, haha, they're there for guaranteed uptime and amazing speeds, instead of having a server room, you have a single computer that manages a virtual network.
 
Hello dedicated server is the concept of past, as it is only one physical server located at certain data center, whereas cloud hosting is an advance present concept which work on the concept that data should be distributed among many servers all over the world for fast access and also so that the website should be always online.
 
From the personal experience I can say you should go with ViUX.com solutions. This decent company has accommodated all my needs and has provided great price and reliability. Support team is always available and armed with knowledge.
 
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Cloud hosting is essentially synonymous with the Internet, so like the Internet you can access your data from anywhere in the world. All this at a relatively low cost too, which is typically pay per usage. It’s extremely reliable, because even if one of the connected servers goes down, the other servers will maintain hosting.
A dedicated server is exactly how it sounds – a server that someone buys or leases to manage all the data. It’s kind of like using your personal computer, but on a much grander scale. This is the most traditional route for hosting.
 
According to my knowledge with hosting from ViUX.com everything works like a clock. They are delivering reasonable deals with high stability of network and skilled support team.
 
Cloud hosting is also referred to as server on-demand hosting, cloud server hosting or cluster server hosting. It can be used for hosting websites, sending and storing emails, and distributing web-based applications and other service whereas Dedicated servers are much safer and offer better performance because the connections are direct.
 
Cloud Servers
These are a great option for businesses that need to optimise IT performance without the huge costs associated with purchasing and managing a fully dedicated infrastructure. For this reason they are a popular choice for small and mid-sized businesses, and those with variable demands and workloads.

Cloud servers can be configured to provide a similar level of performance, security and control of a dedicated server, but instead of being hosted on physical hardware that’s solely dedicated to you they reside on a shared “virtualised” environment managed by your cloud hosting provider, meaning that you benefit from the economies of scale of sharing hardware with other customers.

Dedicated servers
A dedicated server is a physical server that is purchased or rented entirely for your own business needs, making it a great solution for large businesses, those that for regulatory reasons require exceptionally high levels of data security, or organisations that have predictable demand necessitating all of their servers running 24/7/365.Businesses would typically need the IT capacity and expertise to manage the ongoing maintenance..

Whilst there is much debate as to the value of dedicated servers in the new world of Cloud, the reality is that there is still very much a need for bare metal dedicated hardware as businesses grapple with increased use of I/O-heavy applications such as databases and Big Data platforms.
 
Hi,

Cloud hosting has many advantages over the shared hosting services and sometimes performs better than dedicated hosting solutions. Yes.. Cloud hosting much costly then other web hosting services.

Thanks
 
Cloud hosting has many advantages, which is why it has become so popular. It’s extremely reliable, because even if one of the connected servers goes down, the other servers will maintain hosting. Because the cloud is run on multiple servers, you can easily add more servers enabling seemingly endless scalability. A dedicated server is exactly how it sounds – a server that someone buys or leases to manage all the data.
 
Cloud servers are often designed to supply the same level of performance, security and management of an avid server, however rather than being hosted on physical hardware that’s entirely dedicated to you they reside on a shared “virtualised” atmosphere managed by your cloud hosting supplier, which means that you just enjoy the economies of scale of sharing hardware with different customers.
 
Cloud Hosting
Cloud Hosting is based on the Cloud computing technologies that allow unlimited number of machines to act as one system. When Other hosting solutions (shared or dedicated) depend on one machine only, and cloud hosting security is guaranteed by many servers.

Dedicated Hosting
Derdicated hosting is a configuration in which a server is devoted to a single organization or for a single purpose, such as a website. This is in contrast to shared hosting, in which a server acts as a host to multiple clients.
 
Cloud hosting is usually prefer to maintain big data backup as the main server's data is mirrored in other instance of cloud server there wont be chances of loosing data. And here you pay for the only resources that you use.
Dedicated servers has specific configuration and with less data integrity. you have to pay full amount whether you use complete resources or no.
 
Well, talking about differences between cloud and dedicated hosting, there are lots of differences but the major differences are cloud hosting is based on "Pay as you go" where you can easily scale up/down the resources as per your need and pay for that only whereas with dedicated hosting, scaling of resources is bit difficult.
With the cloud, you dont need to take care of your servers instead your cloud service provider is responsible for taking good care of your servers with major security and in the case of dedicated, you yourself need to take essential measures from monitoring server resources to upgrading your dedicated server to secure your sensitive and confidential business information.
 
Clooud hosting diifers from dedicated servers or even vps hosting because it uses software run on mutyiple servers. You do not need to buy the software and add it to a dedicated server like old days.

Most hosting companies that provide dedicated hosting or vps hosting also provide cloud hosting. Cloud hosting is cheaper beause you use mutiple servers not one and run software already on servers and do not have to buy or install it.

We offer cheap vps hosting cloud hosting same goes for dedicated servers. It saves money and the hosting is managed. We have 99% uptime guarantee
 
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