Managed Cloud Hosting

As a beginner you may find that your lack of skills will prevent you from making the most of your dedicated cloud hosting environment and when you are using your own virtual machines it is important for you to understand the risks that can threaten an unsecure server which means that it is important for you to possess the necessary system administration skills to counteract these threats. A managed cloud hosting plan supplies you with access to a highly knowledgeable support team that will be able to assist you with anything to do with your cloud hosting plan; for example, there is support available to help you with the setup and configuration of your virtual environments if there are certain applications and services that you require but you are unsure of how to use them. Any good web hosting company can offer 24×7 support so that if there are any issues with their servers or network, these issues can be dealt with as soon as they are picked up therefore reducing the chances of issues causing downtime; you will be able to rely on this constant stream of support at any time of the day so that if you realize there is something that you would like to be setup or configured on your virtual cloud servers then you could ask your web hosting provider to do this for you in the middle of the night if that is the only time you can afford for maintenance tasks to be completed. With a managed cloud hosting service you will still be able to choose the operating system that you use with your virtual machines because in most cases support can be offered for both Windows and Linux servers.

Benefits of Managed Cloud Hosting

A managed cloud hosting service will be able to provide you with several benefits over an unmanaged cloud hosting plan, such as:

• 24×7 support – choosing a cloud hosting company that can offer you 24×7 support is important because this shows a company’s dedicated to its customers because this means that they will be able to sort issues out as they arise, as opposed to having to wait until the next day when the support team come in – if you are experiencing issues with your cloud virtual servers and require help then you can call on your hosting provider’s support team to assist you at any time of the day as it is important for downtime to be minimized where possible and if issues can be sorted before they have the chance to cause downtime then there should be no reason as to why your cloud hosting company shouldn’t be able to meet the uptime guarantee of 100% – although telephone support may not be available at all hours, in most situations you will be able to submit support tickets and/or email the support team with your queries so that you have a way in which you can track how your issue is being managed
• A more secure hosting environment – a managed cloud hosting plan is a way of achieving a more secure web hosting environment with your virtual machines because the support team will be able to apply the same security measures that they use to your cloud virtual machines – regardless of what you are going to be using your cloud hosting plan for, it is important for you to maintain a secure web hosting environment because if hackers gain access to even one of your virtual machines then they could easily use this for malicious activities such as hosting fake websites or sending out spam messages, furthermore if you are going to be hosting a website that is going to be handling the personal information of your customers then it is of paramount importance for you to be able to guarantee to your customers that their information is being held securely
• Make the most of cloud hosting – a managed cloud hosting solution will allow you to make the most of your cloud hosting virtual machines if you are new to server management as using a professional support team will allow you to ensure that the applications and services installed on your server are optimized to use less system resources, whilst the support team will be able to offer you tips on what applications are going to be your best option for certain purposes – if necessary, assistance can also be provided when creating new virtual machines so that you can distribute your services across multiple servers to improve the reliability of your setup.

Disadvantages of Managed Cloud Hosting

There are also disadvantages to managed cloud hosting that you may wish to consider, including:

• Cost – as you are going to be receiving additional support, a managed cloud hosting plan is going to cost you more than an unmanaged cloud hosting plan so under some circumstances if you are an experienced user, you may find it more cost-effective to use an unmanaged cloud hosting provider – however, as a beginner you will find that the additional support offered by a fully managed hosting company will prove to be worth the additional cost as you won’t have to worry about completing what would otherwise be complicated tasks yourself
• Limiting – under some circumstances businesses can find managed cloud hosting to be too limiting because the web hosting company retains full control of the web hosting environment and you have to ask them to make any changes on your behalf, therefore meaning that you are committed to abiding by their schedule and have to allow them to complete requests as their workload allows – for larger businesses this could prove to be an issue where they need changes to be made to their hosting environment in a short amount of time.

In conclusion, a managed hosting solution will provide beginners with the support that they need when starting out with cloud web hosting. As an experienced user or business you may find managed hosting to be too limiting, but you can put your existing knowledge and expertise to use by selecting an unmanaged cloud solution as this will also save you money.