What most of us know about the cloud, is probably not enough. Server hosting has been a growing IT trend for many businesses and even personal computer users. But there are still so many people who are none the wiser, and this knowledge barrier is creating a wall between business owners who are paying through the nose for expensive physical server application and the cost-effective savings through a stable and resilient cloud computing platform.
It may just seem like a buzz word now, but there is so much more to server hosting than just viral marketing. User Generated Content is one of the biggest catapults to the expansion in virtualisation and as more people use, understand and rate cloud hosting, their is likely to be a swift transition from conventional IT to cloud computing and server hosting.
Server Hosting for Businesses
If you have been thinking about server hosting then you’re on the right track. Virtual server hosting can eradicate the problems of physical server downtime, giving you 99.99% guaranteed uptime. By virtualising your server, you remove all the costs associated with power and upkeep, saving energy and making your system more efficient! With the award winning VMware platform, energy bills can be reduced by anything up to 80% and with the Commensus C-VIP platform, IT managers can still be full control of their systems.
Understanding Server Hosting
As a business owner, it’s foolish to participate and invest in something that you don’t fully understand. Appreciating the benefits of virtual server hosting is one thing. But any business owner would feel much more in the loop after being able to grasp the ins and outs of how server hosting works, or even, just what it is.
Server hosting is extremely beneficial to businesses of all sizes, and here are some great paper publications which could help you understand virtualisation a little bit further:
• Cloud Computing for Dummies (2009) by Judith Hurwitz, Robin Bloor, Marcia Kaufman & Fern Halper
• A Brief Guide to Cloud Computing: An Essential Introduction to the Next Revolution by Christopher Barnatt
• The Rough Guide to Cloud Computing: 100 Websites That Will Change Your Life (2010) by Peter Buckley
• Executive’s Guide to Cloud Computing (2010) by Eric A. Marks & Bob Lozano
Server Hosting with Award Winning VMware
Here at Commensus PLC, we offer award winning server hosting solutions through an award winning platform. VMware is a multi award winner and we can offer server hosting through this resilient, scalable and secure platform.