What Business Benefits Do Cloud Computing Services Provide?

Updated: August 9, 2021

Companies are starting to pay even more attention to data security. GDPR compliance, data breaches, and hackers are just some of the issues related to data security. Knowing this, businesses are trying to find a better alternative to in-house servers that are no longer secure.

If you are an online shop owner, you probably know what cloud computing services and VPS do. And if you are like most businesses, you are now interested in growing your business and in concrete changes. More and more businesses have already moved their workload to the cloud as part of an ongoing trend that was accelerated by the big shift to remote work in 2020.

1. The main benefits of using cloud computing services

2. The types of businesses can benefit more from cloud migration

3. The difference between cloud and VPS

Before stating all the facts, let’s see what cloud computing and VPS are. Everybody has an idea of what the cloud does and why VPS is used. But, most people don’t know a lot of details about them.

For e-commerce businesses, cloud computing services are far less expensive than a VPS. First off, you only pay for what you use. After you select the right plan for your business, you can downgrade or upgrade to meet the storage requirements of your workload. So, instead of paying for something you don’t use, why not invest it back into the business?

Storage space is almost unlimited on the cloud. Do you need to add another 50MB? No problem! Since the VPS comes with a maximum storage space that you need to update manually, a cloud service is better for e-commerce businesses because they need storage space. One of our clients at Bunnyshell wanted to migrate his e-commerce store to Magento 2 and feared it would take too long and that some of the information might be lost. However, the process was easy. All the data was migrated and it is now safe and sound in the cloud.

If a disaster strikes, you won’t lose any of your data if it’s stored in the cloud. There is always an encrypted copy that you can access. However, be careful, taking advantage of this benefit of cloud computing, requires a well-thought-out architecture design. 

The VPS it’s risky when it comes to disaster recovery. You put the reputation of the website at risk when you use a VPS. Using a cloud provider can help you recover data and have the business up and running in no time.

Most cloud services offer you automatic software integration. Once the cloud account is set up, you don’t need to integrate the applications. However, if you like, you can customize the apps as you prefer. 

Businesses that use Bunnyshell can see the whole infrastructure of the cloud and change environments, deploy apps, and add users easily, even if they use multiple cloud providers.

The files that are shared can be accessed by every user. Most cloud computing services are easy to use. Also, the information from the cloud can be accessed from anywhere in the world and on any device as long as there is an Internet connection.

You just hired a new marketing intern for your e-commerce business? No problem, you can add as many users as you like. Cloud services offer you scalability. You can choose a different plan, downgrade or upgrade the plan you selected first. The best part about cloud computing is that you pay only for what you use. In comparison, it’s harder to add more users on the VPS as it needs to be manually configured.

This is one of the most important features of this service. Since cloud computing services rely on data encryption, all of your files will be safe and sound. For large businesses, it’s important to have a safe storage space that they can access anytime.

Migrating to the cloud is not a complicated process, especially if you use a service like Bunnyshell. You will be able to integrate or create your cloud infrastructure with a few simple steps. Also, if you encounter any technical problem, it can be solved in a matter of minutes.

Depending on your hosting provider, VPS might encounter problems when it comes to internet speed and there are lots of reasons that can slow down your website. Using all your RAM resources, high traffic not supported by your server's CPU or the wrong choice of your server location makes your customers unable to shop from you.

When using a cloud computing service, you don't have to worry about internet speed. Your online shop is going to run smoothly and your customers will be able to shop!

VPS has been a secure and easy-to-implement solution for most businesses but it is more expensive than a cloud service and it is not scalable because of server limitations. If you want to be ahead of your competition, the cloud is the future. Any type of business can use the cloud to store files. Despite this fact, there are certain businesses that can benefit from this type of service.

There are many other industries like healthcare, real estate, and the legal sector that can use the cloud as their main data storage solution. However, e-commerce platforms are the ones that can benefit the most from using a cloud computing service.

You shouldn’t look at VPS and cloud as opposites. Both of these services try to meet the same demands. Although there are some differences between these services. 

Cloud computing is the delivery of computing services such as networking, storage, and analytics over the Internet. These services offer businesses the possibility to store data, share it with their clients, and keep everything secure and in one place. Unlike physical servers, the cloud can sustain a larger amount of information, and users can change data or add it anytime they need it. 

VPS or Virtual Private Servers are virtual machines sold by Internet hosting services. They have their own copy of OS (operating system). Also, the virtual private server is divided into smaller private servers. It has certain allocated resources (number of users, memory, and storage space). 

A virtual private server is safe to use by businesses. However, it comes with certain disadvantages such as manual updates.

Fortunately, these increasingly complex cloud optimization issues weren’t the only things on the rise during this time. Solutions quickly came to meet the increased demand for a cost-efficient cloud model. We’re talking of course about the concept of environment as a service.

By using ready-made & optimized cloud environments, bought from a service provider, businesses can effectively slash development costs in half while upping versatility, stability, and development velocity - all due to the business advantages of cloud computing we’ve listed above”