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Some Speculative Predictions For Webhosting For The Following Twelve Months
There are no unexpected predictions for website hosting in 2012. There has been an expectant growth in the use of cloud hosting for a few years now but there are still some issues which keep many potential users at bay. Content management has become easier and more prolific than ever before so there might be a trend towards more individuals choosing their own providers.
There are no major advantages in cloud web hosting for basic website owners but it might become more appealing for mid size companies who would benefit from cutting back on IT staff. It is also a very good option for new companies that are expecting growth but are unsure how much. As they only pay for what they use it has the advantage of easily up-scaling whenever you need to.
This in the end might become the only option in the end if it where not for two things. Although a big selling point is that managed services are provided and the company does not have to have a dedicated IT person to manage from their side, there are still some companies who still want this type of control. There is also the perception that it is less secure than dedicated servers.
The biggest issues that there are with cloud hosting might still slow down its adoption for a while. The promise is of absolute reliability. Because there are multiple servers in various locations it can be guaranteed that no matter what the traffic demands are your website will be on a system which can handle it. The down side to this is that you might never know where your website is located.
This creates security concerns for some because there are different laws governing protection of information in different countries and your content could end up anywhere in the world. Being moved around as much across various hardware locations is also considered less secure for your information. This isn’t necessarily any more of an issue than on a dedicated server however.
The trend that this is leading to is that there will tend to be fewer providers with greater resources. As it becomes easier to manage content across multiple locations there will be a tendency towards fewer providers who have much greater recourses. On the other hand this will create more opportunities for resellers.
For the time being there will still be a demand for shared hosting as this will still serve most peoples needs. VPS or dedicated servers will still see some growth as these are much better options than purchasing your own data centre which might be obsolete within a few years. So-called green providers are not going to see major growth either as they are more expensive for some reason.
If there are going to be any major changes then the predictions for web hosting in 2012 are they it is likely to be in a greater use of cloud services. As the world economy is not going to see major growth for a few years the overall market is going to remain a little flat. If anything we will start to see fewer core providers and more large operators.
