Cloud Hosting

Cloud hosting refers to the provision of websites, applications and data through a cloud infrastructure. Unlike traditional hosting, the required resources are not necessarily tied to a single physical server but can be distributed across multiple virtual or physical systems. Computing power, memory and storage capacity can be scaled according to current requirements, depending on the hosting model. This makes cloud hosting particularly suitable for applications and websites with fluctuating performance demands. The distributed infrastructure can also support high availability, as other resources may take over workloads in the event of a failure. Organisations use cloud hosting for e-commerce platforms, business applications, databases and digital services. Key selection criteria include scalability, availability, IT security, data protection and the pricing structure of the cloud provider.