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What are some best practices for moving from dedicated hosting to PaaS?

The benefits of the cloud hosting technology are several and it is becoming for efficient and cost-effective. But does it mean you must move your IT from dedicated server to the PaaS platform? Consider the benefits of both the platforms before taking a decision.

The Price Factor: You must shell out a larger price for the dedicated server and you should be technically skilled in managing and maintaining the server. PaaS platform does not require any upfront investment and you use the pay-as-you-use model for payment.

Scalability: If your business is seasonal or your services have certain peak times in a year, you will find the cloud platform beneficial as you can scale your resources both ways instantly with a few clicks. Increase your bandwidth, space and other resources when you anticipate high traffic and lock up the resources once the rush subsides. In dedicated hosting, there could be some downtime while you increase your resources.

Control and Customization: With a dedicated server, you have complete control, root access to configure and customize it the way you want. You have the administrative rights which are not the case in a cloud environment.

Stable and Secure: in dedicated server, you are alone with total privacy and security while in cloud, you get a portion of services being utilized by several consumers.