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How to make use of the data backup options on our hosting platform.

Data security should be a top priority for any  web hosting  provider. When it comes to managing your site, the risks of something going wrong with your content must not be ignored. There are different ways in which a site can go by the board. For instance, it could get hacked due to a poorly configured script, or it could break down after an update, or you could delete your files by mistake, to name just a few. Just like with your PC, having a backup of your site on hand could save yourself lots of downtime and the concomitant nervous breakdown. Read further below to learn more about the various backup methods offered on  our web hosting platform , so you could stay calm that your precious information is in safe hands all the time.

What is Cloud Hosting?

Over the past few years, web server technology – much like everything else related to computers – has made incredible strides. Hosting companies have used all of these advances to create a new type of web server platform, typically called  cloud hosting . “That’s great,” you bemusedly say, “but  what is cloud hosting ?” A succinct explanation is that there are not just set of scalable virtualization technology. To help you unpack what  that  means, we’re going to focus on two of the terms in that definition:  virtualized servers  and  scalability . The Benefits of Virtualized Servers Cloud hosting uses the concept of a “virtualized server .” This essentially means that you have space on a host server shared with other users, but it’s virtualization means that it runs autonomously from the other accounts on it. The largest benefit of virtualization is that it’s flexible. U...