When you compare quotes for cloud servers, you often see similar resources: processors, memory, storage. The big difference doesn’t show in the table. It’s who looks after the servers after handover.
Basic hosting: you get resources
The provider gives you a virtual server and looks after the infrastructure underneath. The operating system, updates, backup, security and monitoring are left to you or your IT partner.
Managed Cloud: you get a service
With Managed Cloud the provider also takes on management: design, 24/7 monitoring, updates, backup, security and support from a team that knows your environment.
The questions that make the difference
- Who does the updates, and when?
- Who checks every day whether the backup succeeded?
- Who notices the disk filling up before the application stops?
- Who do you call at 2 a.m.?
What suits you
If you have your own IT team with the time and expertise, a VPS may be enough. If you want to focus on the business and not on servers, Managed Cloud is usually the more cost-effective option overall.
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