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Cloud hosting doesn’t take place on one physical server. Instead, it happens over connected servers that link together to make up “the cloud.” That means a website that uses cloud hosting is never dependent on just one server.

By linking up a number of servers, cloud hosting taps into more power and storage space. And if something happens that would cause problems for one server—needed repairs, or a website’s sudden popularity throttling the bandwidth—the rest of the network will pick up the slack, so your website remains unaffected.

By now, most of us use services that use cloud technology, like Dropbox or Google Drive. So even if you don’t understand all the details of how it works, the concept behind cloud hosting is probably familiar.

For website owners, the main things to know about cloud hosting in practice are that:

  • Cloud hosting usually costs more than shared hosting (but not by a whole lot).
  • Cloud hosting makes it easier for your website to scale as needed.
  • Cloud hosting tends to support faster load times, even when your website gets a lot of visitors.

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