Exabytes Network, a leading web hosting provider will launch its multi-location cloud hosting services at National Library Board, Victory Street in Singapore on July 31, 2012. Slated to also take place at the launch is a cloud live demo which aims to give the audience a detailed understanding on cloud technology, conducted by its CEO KS Chan. Cloud hosting also known as hosting in the cloud is the web hosting services delivered as a service rather than a product over the Internet and allows users to fully focus on their websites, eCommerce, products, profits, etc instead of hardware and the huge cost commonly incurred in upgrading. In the concept of cloud, all terminals are established to work together in one single environment resembling a cloud metaphorically, so that the application can make use all the computing capability it has and distribute the cloud resources flexibly to different terminals whenever the needs arise. According to Exabytes, cloud technology will soon replace the old idea of renting a server or sharing a server space also known as shared hosting. The company also quoted Gmail as one of the biggest users of cloud hosting which utilizes cloud technology to provide its users with optimum email loading speed even during peak hours. Often described as ‘unlimited computing power (bandwidth, RAM, CPU power, storage, etc) on demand whenever needed', cloud technology allows users to save costs during web traffic off peak due to the fact that users are only billed on how much they use and not how long they use, the billing concept similar to an electric meter. In addition, cloud is frequently related to better website experience for its ability to maintain website loading speed even at times of unpredictable web traffic surge. The advantages of cloud hosting over conventional shared hosting / dedicated servers can be summarized as the following: website / computing power scalability cost saving due to hardware elimination and ‘pay as you use' guaranteed website performance and experience more internal IT resources for users easy implementation 24×7 reliable technical support High availability The Applications of Cloud Hosting The applications and adoption of cloud hosting are vast. It includes social media sites, web applications, Facebook applications and business applications. Cloud hosting greatly improves the overall visitor website experience in this environment since problem such as website downtime and the like are largely eliminated. Social Media Sites Owners of social media sites on which members extensively share photos, videos and music relies on the technology of cloud that allows smooth surfing during traffic surge in peak hours and cost saving during off peak. Web Applications Cloud hosting helps e-Commerce sites that run multiple web applications such as order status check, file sharing, data storing simultaneously in improving website loading speed without extensive investment on hardware. Facebook Applications Program / game developers of Facebook who host their applications / games on cloud are assured of websites that run at optimum speed even if visitors access / browse them from a remote location. Business Applications Owners of e-Commerce sites can avoid site overloading when multiple customers simultaneously place their orders, make payments and chat on live chat. Instead of focusing on their frequent need of hardware upgrade, these owners can focus their attention on their e-Business. “The future is with cloud hosting. Everything can be hosted online. For example, a company can store its accounting software online and access it and its accounting data on any Internet connected PC or laptop anytime instead of installing the software on all its computers," CEO of Exabytes, KS Chan was quoted as saying during the company's first cloud hosting launch in Malaysia last year. On a side note, Exabytes Multi-Location Cloud provides the choice for customers to choose the location of their cloud servers in Kuala Lumpur, Cyberjaya, Singapore or the United States.
