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Cloud Hosting Experience / What Are The Reasons For Going Cloud?

« on: June 20, 2019, 02:56:01 PM »

Hi all,

Here's very helpful information I just want to share.

Maybe you are using Vanilla Forums self-hosted, or one of our competitors, but I want to share with you just a few reasons you might switch or migrate to a cloud-based solution such as ours.

Spam
If your site has ever been run over by spam to the point you wanted to pull your hair out, going hosted will save your follicles. We use industry leading spam stopping techniques that will keep your forum clean, so real humans can have discussions, not bots selling time-shares in Acapulco.

Server issues
You have better uses of your time than finding  a host that works with the software you selected. Think about it. Do you want to worry about setup, protecting directories, choosing the right hardware and even worrying about getting the install working? What if the self-hosted version of your forum goes down? Who is watching this for you? Who are you going to call? Is your IT expert enough to figure it out?

For more details:
https://blog.vanillaforums.com/news/why-you-should-choose-a-cloud-hosted-forum-solution
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Cloud Hosting Offers / Connection Speed

« on: May 18, 2019, 03:22:18 PM »

Hi all,

Just to keep it simple, I have a WordPress Site and a backup plugin. The backup file is about 350MB. My Internet connection is 10MB up and down. With my current host it takes me about 5 hours to download the file to my local desktop. Are there Hosts that offer higher 'pipe' speeds so that my downloads would be quicker?

Thanks for any feedback.

Reference:
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/

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General Cloud Hosting Discussion / Is managed cloud web hosting reliable?

« on: January 23, 2019, 09:30:46 AM »

Define reliable.

Not being flippant or factious.

All sorts of companies make reliability claims and promises.

Totally backed up with extensive caveats buried in the legalese and contractual fine print.

The answer simply narrows down to doing lots of research on potential candidate companies. Talk to as many existing customers as you can. Those listed as references and others who may not be. Listen to what is said and not said.

Have your company's lawyer's read the contractual agreements and terms.

Good starting point is to make a detailed list of the cloud hosting support requirements. Quantify those requirements as much as you can and specifically as you can.

I.e., cloud goes "down". Do you want/require full recovery within X number of hours? Does that apply 24/7?

Establish your requirements, contact potential companies, ask questions, study their responses.

Reference:
http://www.tomshardware.com/
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