What is ‘Cloud Hosting’?
Cloud hosting is where your system utilises another organisation’s infrastructure to store files. This typically functions via a Cloud Service Provider. An example of a Cloud Hosting solution could be Microsoft. Cloud hosting covers elements such as hosted applications, email, services accessed through a website, remote desktop solutions and more.
Cloud Hosting vs. Cloud Computing – What’s the Difference?
There is a key difference between cloud hosting and cloud computing. Cloud hosting deals with website data that is distributed across several servers within the cloud, whereas cloud computing is an application-based software infrastructure that uses a network of remote servers to process, manage and store data hosted over the internet.
For cloud hosting, you are likely to find that many services which you already use include cloud features that come at no extra cost.
These services are updated frequently, monitored 24/7 and provided with 99,99% uptime, which is around 48 minutes a year.
Cloud Hosting Benefits
A common anxiety for businesses surrounds the worry of storing data online, but hosting your services through the cloud is more secure than keeping your data in-house.
Here are some of the primary benefits you can reap from switching to cloud hosting for your organisation:
- Increased protection, where having just a firewall can leave your business at greater risk of cyber-attacks and physical theft
- More cost-effective than in-house hosted security, which would cost your business roughly thousands of pounds per year
- Work from any location with ease
- Hardware and energy cost reductions
- Easier collaboration across Microsoft applications
- Greater reliability and speed of accessing your services
As the cost of energy soars, it is the ideal time to get in touch for a free, no-obligation quote to start saving now.
Some key savings include:
- No warranty extensions required
- Energy bill reductions
- No hardware costs
- Freeing up office space
Cloud services usually run via subscription and use a ‘Consumption Model.’ This means you only pay for what you use.
QiC Systems can provide flexible options for scaling up or down depending on your unique needs, in turn increasing or decreasing your bill as necessary.
For more information, an arranged visit from one of our expert technicians, or to receive a free, no-obligation quote from us contact QiC Systems today on 01962 711000. Alternatively, send an email to sales@qicsystems.com or complete our contact form and a member of our team will be in touch.