Cloud web hosting providers offer resources and infrastructure for deploying websites in the cloud.
Businesses use cloud hosting services to host their sites on a virtual infrastructure, which is managed by the hosting provider. This management ensures flexibility and scalability through dynamic resource allocation and customizable plans, allowing businesses to adjust resources according to their needs. Cloud hosting providers offer reliable and secure hosting services through redundant systems, guaranteeing high uptime, advanced security measures, and compliance with industry standards.
In most cases, under a cloud hosting plan, users are charged on a pay-as-you-go model. This means that organizations opting for cloud web hosting services will only pay for the resources they utilize.
A subset of cloud application hosting, cloud web hosting primarily focuses on hosting websites and web applications. It provides the infrastructure needed to deliver web content over the internet to users.
Cloud application hosting is a broader term that refers to hosting entire applications or software systems in the cloud. This can include web applications, mobile applications, software as a service (SaaS) platforms, and more. While cloud web hosting is specifically tailored to hosting websites, application hosting encompasses a broader range of software services and typically involves more complex configurations and infrastructure management.
To qualify for inclusion in the Cloud Web Hosting category, a services provider must:
Host websites and web applications on a cloud network
Pool resources from a network of interconnected physical and virtual servers
Offer the capability of scaling resources based on user requirements
Reduce website downtime and latency by distributing traffic across multiple servers
