What is Cloud Hosting?

Cloud hosting is the usage of computing resources procured from a cloud services provider that helps you to host data, services and/or solutions.  Cloud Hosting enables your organisation to tap into these resources whenever required, and according to your organizational requirements. This on-demand function of cloud computing helps you to save costs and pay for only those things that you need and use.

There is an unlimited processing power in this cloud technology as we can always add a new server to scale up the growth or productivity of any business. This provision of computational resources like data and software on-demand through a defined and reliable computer network helps organizations to focus on their core competencies.

Benefits of Cloud Computing

• Efficiency / cost reduction

  By using cloud infrastructure, you don’t have to spend huge amounts of money on purchasing and maintaining equipment. This drastically reduces your costs. You don’t have to invest in hardware, facilities, utilities, or building out a large data center to grow your business.

• Reliability

  Rather than being hosted on one single instances of a physical server, hosting is delivered on a virtual partition which draws its resource, such as disk space, from an extensive network of underlying physical servers. If one server goes offline it will have no effect on availability, as the virtual servers will continue to pull resource from the remaining network of servers.

• Data security

  Cloud offers many advanced security features that guarantee that data is securely stored and handled. Cloud storage providers implement baseline protections for their platforms and the data they process, such authentication, access control, and encryption.

• Scalability

  Resource is available in real time on demand and not limited to the physical constraints/capacity of one server. If a client’s website, for example, demands the extra resource from its hosting platform due to a spike in visitor traffic or the implementation of new functionality, the resource is accessed seamlessly.

• Utility style costing

  The client only pays for what they actually use. The resource is available for spikes in demand but there is no wasted capacity remaining unused when demand is lower.

• Disaster recovery

  Data loss is a major concern for all organizations, along with data security. Storing your data in the cloud guarantees that data is always available, even if your equipment like laptops or PCs, is damaged. Cloud-based services provide quick data recovery for all kinds of emergency scenarios — from natural disasters to power outages.

Decide what type suits you best

• Public Cloud

  Public Cloud is the one in which the servers and infrastructure are provided offsite over the internet. It is the most common way of deploying cloud computing. In this, the cloud “tenant” uses the supporting software, hardware and other infrastructure that is owned and managed by the cloud service provider. You access services and manage your account using a web browser. Public cloud deployments are frequently used to provide web-based email, online office applications, storage and testing and development environments.

  We provide cloud services like Platform As Service (PAAS), Infrastructure As Service (ISAAS), Software As Service (SAAS) through our business partners Azure, NetMagic, CntrlS, & IBM.

  Advantages of public cloud are:-

  • Lower costs—no need to purchase hardware or software and you pay only for the service you use.
  • No maintenance—your service provider provides the maintenance.
  • Near-unlimited scalability—on-demand resources are available to meet your business needs.
  • High reliability—a vast network of servers ensures against failure.

• Private cloud

  Private cloud is the one in which the services and infrastructure are maintained on a private network and used exclusively by one business or an organization. Private cloud hosting offers great level of security and control as the software and hardware are dedicated solely to your organization. This makes it easier for organizations to customize their resources to meet their IT needs.

  We help enterprises to build their own private cloud using various solutions from Azure, Vmware, Redhat & Citrix.

  Advantages of private cloud are:-

  • More flexibility—your organisation can customise its cloud environment to meet specific business needs.
  • Improved security—resources are not shared with others, so higher levels of control and security are possible.
  • High scalability—private clouds still afford the scalability and efficiency of a public cloud.

• Hybrid cloud

  Often called “the best of both worlds,” hybrid clouds combine on-premises infrastructure, or private clouds, with public clouds so organisations can reap the advantages of both. In a hybrid cloud, data and applications can move between private and public clouds for greater flexibility and more deployment options. For example, customers can choose to store data in a private cloud, while running an application in a public cloud.

  We have partnered with Cloud service providers like Microsoft Azure, Citrix, Vmware to provide the complete hybrid cloud solution.

  Advantages of Hybrid cloud are:-

  • Control—your organisation can maintain a private infrastructure for sensitive assets.
  • Flexibility—you can take advantage of additional resources in the public cloud when you need them.
  • Cost-effectiveness—with the ability to scale to the public cloud, you pay for extra computing power only when needed.
  • Ease—transitioning to the cloud does not have to be overwhelming because you can migrate gradually—phasing in workloads over time.

Why should you move to cloud?

In this fast moving competitive world, it is of utmost importance to adapt to the technological changes in the industry. With digitalization drastically transforming marketplaces, most of the enterprises are not leaving their existing infrastructure. Advanced business models are constantly being hunted by organizations to either strengthen their existing infrastructure or enable migration to the cloud infrastructure. A well-structured migration strategy to become more agile and secure is the need of the hour. Moving to cloud can provide you unparalleled competitive advantage by taking care of your infrastructure and letting you focus on your core competencies.

We at Swan provide you with the perfect cloud solution that is tailored to your organizational requirements and can satisfy your needs.