In the last few years the term “Cloud hosting” has caught the attention of the web developers across the world. You might be hearing this key phrase for the first time but the cloud hosting technology is not new to the Google, as Google itself is a big promoter of this ideas. Google searches (as well as other Google operations) are operating under a massive computer infrastructure (cloud!) that people tap into from their local computers.

But before going through the concept of cloud hosting, first you should know a bit about cloud computing. Cloud computing is a form of computing where resources are provided as a service over the internet. It enables the on-demand allocation or de-allocation of the central processing unit (CPU), as well as large-scale storage and network bandwidth.

Cloud computing involve three major fundamentals: software as a service – where applications are provided as per the users requirement and on a subscription basis; utility computing – where server capacity is accessed across a grid as a variably priced and shared service; and virtualization – where applications are divided from infrastructure.

Concept of Cloud Hosting

Generally, website hosted on a cloud hosting operates on clustered servers where online operations are not limited to a single server. By handling security, load balance and hardware resources virtually; the website has access to the processing power of a number of servers that are distributed in real time.

Such services are a perfect solution for those web developers, who need a reliable platform for applications, but who would rather not interfere in the technological aspect of the operations. The cloud hosting service gives web developers more room and flexibility to practice modernism, rather than having to worry about web servers.

The Benefits of cloud hosting

Cloud hosting benefits the users from various angles. Its scalability and cost efficient is the commonly known advantages.

As the technology is highly scalable, website expansion can be done without the limitation in server resources. Think about the hassle of migrating your website from a shared server to a dedicated server; think about server crash when your website experienced a sudden surge – with the scalable  cloud hosting, all these problem can be avoided easily.

Cloud hosting companies charge their users based on the quantity of computing power used. It’s like your electricity and water supply bills – it’s pay-per-use. The days are gone when you need to reserve high server powers in order to avoid website crash, server resources are now used on demand.

Founded on the principles of cloud computing, cloud hosting allows the sharing and management of large amounts of distributed data, representing the ultimate in scalability for unpredictable demands. It handles security, load balancing and server resources virtually, so users are not restricted to the limits of one physical piece of hardware or server. Instead, online operations have access not only to a number of servers distributed in real time, but to the heightened processing power that comes with them.

Definitely, there are much more things to take into consideration as to whether cloud hosting might be right for you and your web development services. Hence, it is very important that you learn and understand the things as much as possible about such services. That way you can decide if the cloud hosting could be of benefit to you.

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Easy steps to take backup of your website via cPanel for your Dedicated Hosting Account.

The very first step in the backup procedure would be to login to your cPanel account. Once you are on the front page, then find and click the icon marked “Backup”. This will take you to the cPanel Backup screen.

The full backups are backups of your entire web site and everything in it except for MySQL databases. To generate a full back, click on the link at the top of the page that reads, “Generate/Download a Full Backup”.

For a normal backup generation,

• Just select from the Backup Destination drop down menu, “Home Directory”.
• Next, put in your e-mail address in the second box and skip over the remote settings.
• Click on the button that reads, “Generate Backup” and you should be e-mailed once the backup is ready to download. When it is, you can come back and get it.
• To, download your backup, login to cPanel and click on “Backup”.
• From there, under full backups click on the text link that reads, “Download a home directory backup”.

Steps to take backup of your MySQL Databases

To backup your MySQL databases,

• Login to your cPanel.
• Once you are on the front page, then find and click the icon marked “Backup”. This will take you to the cPanel Backup screen.
• Near the bottom of this page, you should see a section titled, “Download a MySQL Database Backup” with your databases listed under it.
• Click on your database name and then, save the backup to your own computer.

Repeat these steps for each cPanel account on your dedicated hosting server to update all of your backups.

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