Tag Archives: cloud hosting
Open Platform as a Service (PaaS) Solutions
VMWare has been providing the IT world with virtualization solutions for several years, but it is not surprising that the company has now branched out into cloud computing. Through this natural progression, VMWare developed Cloud Foundry, a cloud platform as a service (PaaS) that puts it in direct competition with Microsoft Windows Azure, Red Hat [...] Continue reading
The Benefits of a Cloud Application Platform
One of the terms you might have heard from cloud service providers is “cloud application platform” or simply “cloud platform”. You are likely at least somewhat familiar with cloud services, either from personal use, with web-based email, or business use, such as office applications or content delivery networks (CDN). A cloud application platform is quite [...] Continue reading
Running Your Applications in the Cloud
The traditional model for business applications are either locally-installed software on individual machines or local client software that accesses server-installed applications. In both instances, the user machine is required to have specific software installed to make the applications run. To run applications completely in the cloud is an old concept with a new name, but [...] Continue reading
A Quick Guide to Cloud Terminology
You have undoubtedly heard about cloud hosting or cloud computing, but you may not quite understand some of the terminology people involved with it use. Some of the terms are not very well defined, but this quick guide should give you some basic understanding. Software as a Service (SaaS) – This term primarily refers to [...] Continue reading
What is a Hybrid Cloud Environment?
There is a ton of new terminology associated with cloud computing and cloud hosting. Some view the term “cloud” itself as little more than a catch phrase. As one tech expert once said, “There is no cloud. It’s just a bunch of servers”. Be that as it may, the cloud has taken the business world [...] Continue reading
The Five Benefits of Managed Cloud Computing
(The Hosting News) – In previous blogs I wrote about the benefits of private cloud computing and the benefits of public cloud computing based on the unique models of each. Sitting between secure, dedicated private cloud computing and open, low cost public cloud hosting is a secure, shared cloud middle ground we call managed cloud hosting. Public cloud [...] Continue reading
4 Cloud Hosting Options to Consider
It is difficult to read any technology news or visit a web hosting news website and not see articles about cloud computing, cloud hosting, or simply “the cloud”. All are essentially referring to the same phenomenon, and all highlight the growing trend in the server world toward cloud hosting. There are many reasons why a [...] Continue reading
GlowHost Launches Cloud Hosting Solutions for SMBs
(Ping! Zine Web Hosting Magazine) – GlowHost.com, Inc., a decade-long leader in high-availability Web hosting solutions, today launched a line of Cloud hosting services designed to deliver a next-generation hosting platform for small to medium sized businesses. The new services lead the industry in price, features, and capability. The company’s Cloud hosting solutions, branded as [...] Continue reading
