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- What is Public Cloud Hosting?
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- Public Cloud Hosting Advantages
Kubernetes hosting

- What is Kubernetes?
- Kubernetes - Elastic Cloud Orchestration
- Kubernetes Advantages
- Kubernetes Types: Platform-as-a-service (paas) hosting
- Kubernetes Types: Openstack & linux distros
- Kubernetes Types: Alternatives
- Kubernetes Cloud Hosting Solutions (Enterprise, Web/Mobile Apps, Devops)
Elastic cloud hosting

- What is Elastic Hosting?
- Elastic Hosting Vs. Dedicated Servers
- Advantages of Elastic Hosting
- Types of Elastic Hosting (Public, Private and Hybrid Cloud)
- Elastic Hosting Solutions for Small business, Ecommerce and Web/Mobile Apps
Containers vs. VPS Hosting

- Cloud virtualization - Containers & VPS Solutions
- What is the difference between Containers & VPS?
- Containers & VPS - Advantages/Disadvantages
- Containers - Main Platform Standards
- VPS Software
- Container Hosting Vs. VPS Hosting
Recent Blog Posts
At HostAdvice, we’re dedicated to exploring the different challenges and trends in
the web hosting industry. Read our blog for news about the latest startups and
acquisitions, technical developments, as well as personal interviews with CEOs to
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Latest Blog Posts

JetRails Is Partnering With Drupal: What Does This Mean For Us?
- Jan. 19, 2021
Drupal, the popular not-for-profit content management software, just found itself a brand new partner in the managed hosting platform, JetRails. The web host has more than two decades of industry experience and has established itself...

What GoDaddy’s Poynt Acquisition Means For Entrepreneurs
- Jan. 18, 2021
In December 2020, GoDaddy announced that it was buying payments processor, Poynt, for a cool $320 million in cash, plus an extra $45 million in deferred future payments. We’ve delved into the details of the...

ScalaHosting Opens New Data Center in New York
- Jan. 18, 2021
has made good on its promise to expand its network of server locations across the US with the grand opening of its Hawthorne data center in New York State. It’s partnered with TierPoint to get...
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