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General Cloud Hosting Discussion / Re: What is cloud hosting?

« on: June 04, 2020, 12:53:49 PM »

In the context of cloud computing, you cannot point any object and call it a cloud. It is an electronic network comprising of virtual servers, where data is stored on different components via the internet. So, the cloud refers to several such servers that are connected to the internet and can be leased as a part of software whenever required.
The cloud shares the load among the different servers connected in a network, hence, it can provide you the high-speed internet.

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General Cloud Hosting Discussion / Re: How to move your website to other host?

« on: June 04, 2020, 10:42:24 AM »

Step 1. Find a new web host
Step 2. Locate and download your website
Step 3. Export your website database
Step 4. Upload your website and import your database
Step 5. Test your website

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General Cloud Hosting Discussion / Re: Why is Cloud servers more expensive than Dedicated servers?

« on: June 04, 2020, 10:20:20 AM »

One of the main reasons why businesses have been moving to the cloud servers has been its low costs. Dedicated servers cost more than the cloud servers. Though the hardware costs are more for the cloud servers the hardware is utilized by more users, unlike the dedicated server hardware which is reserved only for one user. The burden of costs is split in the cloud while it is shouldered by one user in the dedicated machines.

Dedicated servers comprise comprehensive resources like RAM, CPU, hard drive, and many more which together are hosted in redundantly equipped data centers. These machines are leased out to one customer. Cloud servers on the other hand are all virtual components that are housed on physical machines that split up the usage of memory and processing power.

Consider the storage in both the servers. Dedicated machines come installed with hard drives or solid-state drives (SSDs) that are capable of moving large volumes of data very quickly. The connections are not shared by any other server and meant only for one server. The cloud servers have separate individual storage. The cloud servers use disks that are stored in large storage pools called SAN (storage area network).

SAN is more expensive. The memory and processing power of the cloud server is connected to the storage via the internet or a network connection that has multiple servers. This makes it slower as the distance is more resulting in an increase in latency and performance depends on the numbers of users sharing the bandwidth. Since the physical disks on the SAN are used by more than one server, the response time that it takes also increases. Features in dedicated servers suit businesses with better performance and productivity.

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General Cloud Hosting Discussion / Re: What is Cross-Site Contamination?

« on: June 04, 2020, 10:16:43 AM »

Cross-site contamination is a very serious issue. If you have multiple sites installed on a single hosting plan, only one outdated website can make all your other websites vulnerable. Hackers can do a lot of damage if he gains access to even one of your websites that sit in your shared hosting account.

All of us know how viruses exactly work. They simply spread. The same applies to website malware. Malware duplicates itself. It injects itself in little dark directories that you never care to check.

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General Cloud Hosting Discussion / Re: VPS to buy from a trustworthy provider

« on: June 04, 2020, 10:12:43 AM »

You can follow the following factors for selecting the hosting vendor:

Area of Focus / Specialties.
Tech Specs / Limitations.
Tech Support.
Features / Add-Ons.
Hardware.
Customer Reviews / Satisfaction / Reputation.
Email Features.
Price. This is the aspect most of us will look at first when choosing a hosting provider; however, it shouldn't be the deciding factor.

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Miscellaneous / Re: What Is Impression In Search console?

« on: May 23, 2020, 10:15:13 AM »

Impressions: The number of times any URL from your site appeared in search results viewed by a user, not including paid Google Ads search impressions. Clicks: The number of clicks on your website URLs from a Google Search results page, not including clicks on paid Google Ads search results.

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Miscellaneous / Re: What Is Social Media marketing?

« on: May 23, 2020, 10:14:53 AM »

Social media marketing involves promoting your content and engaging with your target consumers on social media channels like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Pinterest. This tactic is used in digital marketing to help businesses increase brand awareness, generate more leads, and improve customer engagement.

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Miscellaneous / Re: What Is SEO?

« on: May 23, 2020, 10:13:41 AM »

In other words, SEO involves making certain changes to your website design and content that makes your site more attractive to a search engine. ... SEO is the process that organizations go through to help make sure that their site ranks high in the search engines for relevant keywords and phrases.

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Miscellaneous / Re: Name few black hat SEO techniques

« on: May 23, 2020, 10:13:10 AM »

Recognized Black Hat SEO Tactics

Content Automation.

Doorway Pages.

Hidden Text or Links.

Keyword Stuffing.

Reporting a Competitor (or Negative SEO)

Sneaky Redirects.

Cloaking.

Link Schemes.

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Miscellaneous / Re: Social media strategies

« on: May 23, 2020, 09:50:38 AM »

Social media SEO refers to how social media activities can boost your website's organic traffic through search engines. It is a topic that never gets old. The reason is simple: social media is important for SEO in more than one way. It not only makes your SEO activities effective but also lucrative.

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Miscellaneous / Re: Cloud Hosting security

« on: May 11, 2020, 11:58:40 AM »

The cloud is more guarded than traditional computing; “by distributing server data across redundant servers, information hosted in the cloud is protected against hardware failure.” However, hosting in the cloud still possesses vulnerabilities, such as malware and ransomware.

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Miscellaneous / Re: Google Hosting

« on: May 11, 2020, 11:57:35 AM »

Google Cloud offers multiple advantages that match the needs of your business. The market share of AWS had revenues of $6.2 billion while Google Cloud platform is in third place with an 8% market share. Google Cloud offers about 50 services, while AWS offers more than 200 features and more. Azure is way ahead so no comparison.

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Miscellaneous / Re: Limitations of Cloud Hosting

« on: May 11, 2020, 11:51:07 AM »

Network Connection Dependency. In order to reap the benefits of cloud computing, your business must always have an internet connection.

Limited Features. Not all cloud providers are created equally.

Loss of Control.

Security.

Technical Issues.

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Miscellaneous / Re: Cloud Infrastructer

« on: May 11, 2020, 11:49:03 AM »

The main differentiator between public and private clouds is that you aren't responsible for any of the management of a public cloud hosting solution. A large company may choose a private cloud, while a smaller business might choose a public cloud. Think 'Public Cloud' just means AWS or Azure? Think again.

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Miscellaneous / Re: Cloud Hosting cost

« on: May 11, 2020, 11:47:52 AM »

As per my analysis, here is avg. pricings

Shared Hosting: $2.75 – $15 per month. VPS Hosting: $5 – $80 per month. Dedicated Hosting: $80 – $730 per month. Cloud Hosting: $4.50 – $240 per month.

These are some basic plans for cloud hosting.