We have discussed SSD cloud hosting and how it is gaining popularity among the traditional hostings. It is because of the benefits and advantages it offers to the users. In this blog, we will try and summarise these benefits and how these help in decision making and achieving the results you want.
We have talked about the differences between a SSD cloud hosting and a traditional web hosting (HDD). Now, in this article we will talk about the benefits of SSD cloud hosting over HDD hosting.
Benefits of SSD Cloud Hosting Server
While making the final decision of buying a SSD cloud hosting, you are offered two choices: to buy a managed or an unmanaged cloud server. Both of these options have the same benefits, with the additional advantages coming from the managed server. Let us cover the common advantages, as you already know about the benefits of a managed server.
Reliability
A SSD cloud server utilises resources of different physical servers, it is proven to be much more reliable than a physical server. Even when one server’s resource is not functioning properly, it will access the resources of a different server in the same network and provide resources for your website. This helps in keeping the downtime of a website to approximately 0. Resource related downtimes can affect the website performance and experience and you will lose business. The practically zero downtime is also beneficial for your website ranking on Google.
Scalability
One of the most important features of a cloud SSD hosting is its scalability. Let us explain this with an example. You have a website which is experiencing a lot of traffic lately, and you feel that the experience is not up to the mark, you can upgrade the underperforming resources with upgraded versions in just a few clicks. Upgrades are offered on physical dedicated servers as well but they are not as convenient as with the cloud servers. Also they have some downtime, till the resources are being physically changed.
Upgrading is a standard across cloud servers and dedicated servers. But, with cloud servers, you also get the option to downgrade the resources in case they are not completely utilised. If you feel the need to downgrade the resources to cut on cost, you are provided the option to do that with cloud servers hosting.
Affordability
Affordability is one of the benefits which you get while using SSD cloud server. You can opt for any hosting plan and start hosting your website. If you feel the need to cut down on costs, you can simply check which of the resources are not utilised either fully or partially. You can then downgrade those resources to the required level and cut down the costs. You only have to pay for the resources you use, and for the time period which the resource has been used for.
It helps in saving a lot of money, which would be used on paying for the resources which are not getting fully used.
Website Speed
Speed is one of the deciding factors which helps in making the final call. Website speed is the speed with which the website opens up for any visitor. It is one of the most important factors in user experience. SSD drives have a distinct upper-hand when it comes to speed, over hard-disk drives.
Input/Output Operations Per Second (or IOPS) is a metric which measures the operating speed of a storage device. It tells about the speed at which the device can read or write data. For traditional HDDs, the IOPS fluctuates between 80 and 180 but with SSDs this number jumps to tens of thousands and in some cases to even hundreds of thousands.
This boost in performance will not only provide the user a better experience but also put a great impression on search engines. Website speed is one of the 200 major factors which Google considers while ranking your website.
Performance
It is not only read/write speeds where SSDs take the lead. File access is also much faster in SSDs as compared to traditional hard drives.
When using a traditional hard drive, the user has to wait for the required data to be located and displayed. If the waiting time is more than the normal (3-5 seconds), most visitors will quit the website. When you are hosting a website, any user who quits means you are facing loss.
But, this is not the case with SSDs. These drives operate electronically and the information is stored in electronic blocks. These electronic blocks are much easier to access. It helps in saving the user’s time and delivers a better website experience.
Reliability
SSDs lack moving parts which prove beneficial in speed. One more benefit of missing moving parts is that it is much more reliable than a traditional HDD. Traditional HDDs have rotary discs and moving parts which can get damaged while installing or transportation, increasing downtime and reducing the experience. Also SSDs do not produce sound and as much heat as an HDD, so it is easier for them to cool on their own, without any cooling devices.
An SSD is built to withstand any kinds of jerks and vibrations, because essentially it is a chip. HDDs on the other hand are somewhat delicate and can be damaged by mild shocks and vibrations, causing loss of important data.
SSD based cloud hosting gets all the points as compared to an HDD based web hosting service. These points are based on the above mentioned factors. SSD is the newest and the most advanced technology in storage devices and utilising this technology with cloud hosting gives additional benefits.
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