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What Makes Cloud Hosting Different to other Web Hosting Methods?

Cloud communities provide a very alternative solution to web hosting servers that have preceded them.

The initial and obvious feature offered through cloud hosting is personalization. By hosting on a cloud integrated network the client is afforded previously unattainable levels of customization. On standard servers using interfaces and control panels there is customization and usage or traffic control that can be held over the consumer. In comparison to cloud communities however, their customization is dwarfed by the spectrum offered on cloud. On cloud, you literally can swell or shrink you’re space allowance on servers or even the number of servers on the network in a few clicks or one phone call.

Then there is the performance security that the cloud community can afford the client. On a regular server system, if an error occurs it could mean that the client’s website is down for hours, days or even weeks as the problem is resolved. On a cloud community, if one server or computer suffers a fault, the cloud itself can continue without a break in operation.