Cloud migration is commonly explained as the movement of digital assets and data from old and outdated infrastructure to the cloud. It is also referred to situations where data is being transferred from one cloud to a new cloud. The cloud, also known as cloud computing, refers to a whole host of cloud computing services accessed over the internet. With the cloud, businesses that once had to host and maintain huge on-site servers, can now store all they need to access in an off-site data centre courtesy of secure cloud infrastructure services.

When demand for computing and data processing increases beyond the capabilities of an on-premises data centre, businesses can use the cloud to instantly scale up capacity to handle this increase. It allows businesses to avoid the time and cost of purchasing, installing and maintaining new hardware that you might not need in the long-term. Cloud-based data and services means instant access, from any device and from any location.

Cloud security refers to the technologies, policies, controls and services that protect cloud infrastructure, applications and data from breaches and cyber threats. Cloud computing – and the sensitive data it stores – is protected by robust cloud back up services and cyber-security measures.

A VPS is a multi-tenant cloud hosting solution, which virtualises server resources and makes these available over the internet via the cloud or a hosting provider. Private virtual server hosting offers increased levels of performance, flexibility, and control like those offered by multi-tenant shared hosting and single tenant hosting.