{"id":17747,"date":"2017-12-11T13:31:38","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T18:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/?p=17747"},"modified":"2018-05-16T14:58:07","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T19:58:07","slug":"cloud-hosting-faq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/cloud-hosting-faq\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 6 Questions About Cloud Hosting, Answered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17825\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/TOPcloudhosting.png\" alt=\"cloud hosting faq\" width=\"1199\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/TOPcloudhosting.png 1199w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/TOPcloudhosting-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/TOPcloudhosting-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/TOPcloudhosting-1024x536.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1199px) 100vw, 1199px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Top Cloud Hosting FAQ Answered<\/h2>\n<p>Cloud hosting is one of the latest innovations in the hosting space. It utilizes cloud technology to deploy your server across multiple different machines. It\u2019s grown in popularity mostly due to its flexibility, uptime, and ability to scale with your site.<\/p>\n<p>Still, you probably have a lot of questions related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/cloud-hosting\"><strong>cloud hosting<\/strong><\/a>. Below we answer some of the most common questions about cloud hosting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>1. What is cloud hosting?<\/h3>\n<p>Cloud hosting utilizes a network of virtual servers, which use resources from a network of physical servers. Instead of having all of your site\u2019s files on a single physical server, they\u2019re spread out among an entire network of servers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/cloud-vs-vps-hosting\/\">It\u2019s similar to a VPS server,<\/a> however, instead of having a portion of the server dedicated to your site, server resources are spread out across multiple different machines.<\/p>\n<p>These cloud-based virtual servers can be changed, created, or even deleted on demand, and offer much more flexibility than typical physical servers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>2. How does cloud hosting work?<\/h3>\n<p>Cloud hosting is similar to other cloud technologies. Instead of running a task or program on a single machine that workload is spread out across many different machines. The same thing occurs with cloud hosting. It\u2019s the equivalent of having dozens (or even hundreds) of personal servers all over the globe, but with less physical resource allocation.<\/p>\n<p>Cloud hosting is broken down into two parts. The first is the virtual servers that your site, or app, is hosted on. The second is the actual physical hosts that are linked to the virtual servers. This unique relationship between the two allows for immense flexibility and easy scalability that aren\u2019t available with other styles of hosting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/cloud-hosting\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Cloud-Hosting-933x1024.png\" alt=\"Cloud Hosting\" width=\"497\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Cloud-Hosting-933x1024.png 933w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Cloud-Hosting-273x300.png 273w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Cloud-Hosting-768x843.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>3. What kind of user would benefit from cloud hosting?<\/h3>\n<p>Typically, cloud hosting environments are better suited for larger organizations that have the technical teams in place to optimize the cloud hosting environment. There are managed cloud solutions, but even these require some element of technical expertise. Since cloud hosting resources can be allocated very rapidly, you\u2019ll want a team in place to be able to notice and make these shifts as they arise.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>4. What are the benefits of cloud hosting?<\/h3>\n<p>Cloud hosting has a few distinct benefits that set it apart from other kinds of hosting. Below we look at what these unique benefits entail:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Scalability<\/b> - With cloud hosting you\u2019ll be able to scale your resource use in real-time. Since you\u2019re not limited to a single physical server, you can easily scale up during traffic spikes or when other situations arise.<\/li>\n<li><b>Unique pricing<\/b> - In a cloud hosting environment you only end up paying for what you actually use. You\u2019re not paying for high resource use if you don\u2019t actually need it, as it\u2019s easy to scale up at a moments notice.<\/li>\n<li><b>Customization<\/b> - With cloud hosting you\u2019ll have extensive customization options at your disposal that aren\u2019t limited to physical server restrictions. However, leveraging these technologies does require a certain amount of technical skill.<\/li>\n<li><b>Security<\/b> - Since your site is stored in more than one location you\u2019re fine if a single server location is compromised. There are different security protocols that need to be in place to handle such a wide spread of data and resources, but some users enjoy not having all of their site\u2019s files in a single location.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>5. What are the drawbacks of cloud hosting?<\/h3>\n<p>Cloud hosting can be a great choice for organizations with the technical expertise to maximize the cloud environment. However, without that knowledge, or the proper team in place, you won\u2019t get the most out of your cloud hosting environment, and you\u2019re probably better suited for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/what-type-web-hosting-need\/\">different style of hosting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>6. How does cloud hosting differ from VPS and dedicated hosting?<\/h3>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/vps-hosting\">VPS hosting<\/a> you have a partitioned part of the server, which you can then customize exactly as you see fit. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/dedicated-server\">dedicated hosting<\/a>, you have the entire resources of a server at your disposal to customize and use as you see fit. But with cloud hosting you\u2019re not limited to the resources of a single physical server, instead, your resources are spread out among several different machines.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, the answers above have helped you make more sense out of cloud hosting. It\u2019s generally the most misunderstood form of hosting available. <span style=\"color: #cc6631;\"><em><strong>Learn more about HostGator&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/cloud-hosting\">cloud hosting<\/a> here or our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/managed-wordpress-hosting\">WordPress cloud hosting<\/a> here!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top Cloud Hosting FAQ Answered Cloud hosting is one of the latest innovations in the hosting space. 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