If you have been in or around the web hosting business at all in the past few years, you have heard of the “cloud” or “cloud servers.” You may have even heard of virtual servers, virtual machines, or virtual private servers. There are many different options to choose from. In this article, we will discuss Cloud VPS.
What is Cloud VPS?
So… just what is Liquid Web’s Cloud VPS, and what benefits does it have for your hosting environment? Let’s start with some definitions.
What is the Cloud?
By definition, cloud computing is the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer. While a local machine can be used to access the cloud, the intent is that the environment is remote thus removing the need for local resources for storage, management, and processing of data.