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Why you can trust us 407 Cloud Software Products and Services Tested 3056 Annual Software Speed Tests 2400 plus Hours Usability Testing Our team of experts thoroughly test each service, evaluating it for features, usability, security, value for money and more. Learn more about how we conduct our testing. Cozy Cloud’s appeal comes from the incredible number of native and third-party apps designed to make Cozy the only location you’ll need for all your data. Cozy Drive is its cloud storage service, which is the main focus of this Cozy Cloud review. However, you’ll see, there’s far more to Cozy Cloud than its Drive feature. It’s challenging to look at any Cozy Cloud product in isolation, as each app integrates with many others. While it is possible to use Cozy Drive as your primary cloud storage, certain file types will automatically interact with other apps. Because of that, we’ll spend some time on Cozy’s other apps — namely, Cozy Pass, Notes and Banks, and how they integrate with Co

GO CLOUDWAYS Building a WordPress website is akin to ruling a kingdom. You need swift performance, unwavering security, and a loyal army of plugins to conquer your goals. But just like choosing the right advisors, selecting the perfect web hosting platform can make or break your reign. Enter Cloudways and WP Engine , two titans vying for your digital crown. But who deserves your allegiance Cloudways: The Flexible Ruler Imagine a king who lets you choose your castle (cloud provider) and customize your court (server size and software). That’s Cloudways. It offers managed cloud hosting, giving you control over resources and the freedom to install WordPress alongside other applications. Think of it as a blank canvas you can paint with your web dreams. Here’s what makes Cloudways a royal contender: Cost-Effective: Starting at $11/month, Cloudways boasts one of the most affordable managed WordPress hosting options. You only pay for the resources you use, keeping your coffers full. Versatil

Available now, Autonomous is a managed WordPress hosting plan that provides autoscaling out of the box, making resource planning easier for startups, growing businesses, and ecommerce platforms that have high fluctuations in peak traffic.  The plan is available in the US, UK, Europe and Asia. Resource planning is a pain point for many businesses and failing to plan correctly can lead to downtime and overspending. Autoscaling has been a feature of cloud technology for some time but unfortunately it’s not something that we usually see come as standard with many cloud hosting plans. Autonomous enables businesses to focus on development and is perfect for growing businesses that might not have the technical means to implement the latest technology.  Actual cloud benefits Suhaib Zaheer, SVP of Managed Hosting at DigitalOcean, said: “Cloudways Autonomous is engineered to effortlessly handle traffic spikes, guaranteeing that your website remains fast, reliable and responsive, no matter the d

Cloud Providers As mentioned above, you can choose from five cloud server providers through Cloudways. These top providers are DigitalOcean, Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Linode and Vultr. Each one is robust enough for small business needs, with cloud-based servers offering varying amounts of processing power, memory and storage space. Storage and Bandwidth Limits Depending on your cloud server, Cloudways offer plans from 25GB to 3840GB storage and 2GB to 12TB bandwidth. Bandwidth is metered and limited based on your plan, but your usage is measured, and you’re only billed for the amount of bandwidth you use (per month or per hour). Extras and Inclusions Cloudways hosting includes a free SSL certificate for added security, but it doesn’t include many of the extra features some hosting services provide, such as a free domain and email hosting. Ease of Use Cloudways hosting comes with a higher learning curve than some web hosting services, so it’s not recommended for users who are n

About Cloudways Cloudways was created to empower small businesses to be able to offer the same level of digital services and experiences as big-tech giants. Founded in 2011 and acquired by DigitalOcean in 2022, Cloudways is an intuitive, one-click managed cloud hosting platform for all online assets. For Cloudways, our main priority is to support the hosting needs of SMBs despite the macro events that have reshaped the business landscape. The rapid advancements in technologies ranging from cloud computing, cybersecurity monitoring to AI, have fundamentally altered the way businesses (especially SMBs) function. Adopting these technologies has transitioned from being optional to a must have. In response to these challenges, Cloudways provides a cost-effective and user-friendly solution that combines application, infrastructure and cloud management. With our offerings, we can better address the evolving needs and demands of SMBs, especially with the rise in security concerns that have co

Modern hybrid cloud frameworks extend public cloud services into private infrastructure. While these capabilities make building a hybrid cloud easier, the bigger challenge is assembling a tool set that enables effective management of hybrid cloud over the long term. Regardless of how a hybrid cloud environment is designed, several tools are needed to handle administration, performance optimization, cost management and security. Why hybrid cloud management matters In recent years, public cloud vendors have rolled out a new generation of frameworks for the creation of hybrid clouds — most notably Azure Stack, Azure Arc, AWS Outposts and Google Cloud Anthos. At the same time, more conventional management platforms for hybrid cloud, such as VMware Cloud Foundation and Cisco Intersight, continue to thrive. In addition, Kubernetes can be useful as an element of hybrid cloud management, especially for organizations that use Kubernetes services, like Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) Anywhere,