Application Hosting- Boosts Your Business - By: Wiiliam Smith

Although some large-scale companies still opt to license and install software solutions on their own network server, the application service provider (ASP) model provides a much better alternative. It involves, in the simplest of terms, leasing the use of software applications for monthly or yearly usage fees. ASP applications are hosted on the host's server, usually at redundant data centers, and access is provided via an Internet browser.

If any company desires to make use of traditional computing model, in which a business runs on-premises applications, then that company is required to build and maintain infrastructure to run those in-house applications. This means a huge capital is required to be spent. Not only this, that company is also required to dedicate a large part of its IT staff to focus on running in-house applications. So, that company’s attention would get diverted from its core business, and this would lead to fall in revenue. Moreover, a company may not be able to provide that much security to data which is very easily provided by any application and cloud hosting vendor.

Whereas, by using the application hosting model, businesses pay for only those resources which they consume. They save heavily on costs, and enjoy ready access to the latest software and upgrades. The application service provider (ASP) model’s benefits are also derived from the fact that this model is based on distribution of software applications across multiple servers. Thus, you get a completely scalable solution. Some of the major benefits are-

Easy to Use

Computer software and hardware require high maintenance. With Application Hosting, all of those tasks that are very costly and cumbersome, if performed by a business on its own premises—like software updates, server upgrades, software downloads, hardware repair, IT maintenance, preventing data loss—become a thing of the past. All these problems go away when you switch from running applications locally on your own computers to running applications on host’s servers.

Always-on and Multi-User Concurrent Accessibility

Hosting means your entire company can access software and files from anywhere and at anytime. Application Hosting is completely web-based. You and your employees simply login through a web browser to access hosted application. As it turns out, this is very convenient for sales organizations with employees on the road all the time. Employees can work while travelling or from home. Multiple employees can access company’s application data simultaneously.

Flexibility

Application Hosting works with both Macs and PCs, and with virtually any web browser. Application hosting enables you to select the operating system, programming language, web application platform, database, and other services you need. With Application hosting, you receive a virtual environment that lets you load the software and services your application requires. This simplifies the migration process for your existing applications, and provides options for building new solutions.

Cost-Effective

You pay only for the computing power, storage, and other resources that you use, with no long-term contracts or up-front commitments. Application hosting is a highly economical solution.

Scalable and Reliable Platform

Using Application hosting features such as auto scaling, and load balancing, your application can scale up or down based on demand. Backed by host’s massive infrastructure, you have access to compute and storage resources when you need them. With Application hosting, you take advantage of a scalable, reliable, and secure global computing infrastructure.

Flawless Security

Application hosting utilizes an end-to-end approach to secure and harden infrastructure, including physical, operational, and software measures. The improved computer security provided by host includes greater protection against network attacks, and real time detection of system tampering.

Physical access to data center is strictly controlled both at the perimeter and at building ingress points by professional security staff utilizing video surveillance, intrusion detection systems, and other electronic means. Physical access to datacenters by employees is logged and audited routinely. Hosting provides assurance that unauthorized internal and external access to data is appropriately restricted, and access to customer data is appropriately segregated from other customers.

24/7 Support and Backup

Host provides daily data backups. Any competent application host maintains 30 days or more of daily rolling data backups at dual locations. Round the clock support for application by host’s technical support staff is an essential feature provided by application hosting service provider.

About the Author

William smith is an IT and Cloud hosting technology expert at Real Time Data Services (RTDS). He specializes in technical part of application hosting services such as QuickBooks hosting, tax software hosting, Peachtree hosting, CRM application hosting, and many others. The Author always remains fully updated on the current trends in the sphere of application hosting.

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