Question 1

What is a cloud server?

Accepted Answer

A cloud server is similar to a virtual server except it doesn’t run on just one machine but it runs across many. This means, if the server that’s running a virtual server goes down, you’ll go down. However, with a cloud server, it’ll continue running on another machine. This has the added benefit that you can scale up and down easier than on a virtual server. It is the 2020 equivalent of a virtual server.

Question 2

What is the difference between a cloud server and virtual server?

Accepted Answer

A virtual server runs on one physical server where a cloud server can run on many. This means a cloud server has better redundancy and scalability as it solves the problems that hold virtual servers back better. For example, if the server running a virtual server goes down you’ll likely go down too. If it happens on a cloud server, you’ll keep running on another server that it’s running on.

Question 3

What is the best cloud server?

Accepted Answer

This is arguable because it depends on what software, databases, and existing requirements that you have. However, VMware is a quite popular choice for many small to medium businesses who need a good secure product at a very reasonable price.

Question 4

How much do cloud servers cost?

Accepted Answer

This depends on what you need. If you are happy with a shared cloud environment, the prices start at $5/month. If you need semi-dedicated resources in a private environment (such as the disks, network, backups, etc), this starts at $19.90 per month. And if you need a completely private cloud then it starts at $4,000 per month and can go all the way up to $50,000 per month.

Question 5

Are cloud servers cheaper than dedicated servers?

Accepted Answer

Sort of. In the beginning, they are cheaper. However, as you scale up and need more resources. There comes a point where it’s just cheaper to go a bare metal dedicated server than to keep using cloud infrastructure.

100GB Shared Storage Backups	$60.00
200GB Shared Storage Backups	$100.00
500GB Shared Storage Backups	$150.00
1000GB Shared Storage Backups	$200.00
Dedicated 1TB Backup Server	$299.00
Dedicated 2TB Backup Server	$349.00
Dedicated 3TB Backup Server	$399.00
Dedicated 4TB Backup Server	$449.00

Firewall - 1Gbit throughput	$99.00
Firewall - 10Gbit throughput	$199.00

Windows 2019	License per 2 physical cores (minimum 8 cores)	$8.50
Windows Data Centre Edition	License per 2 physical cores (minimum 8 cores)	$65.45
SQL Server Standard Edition	License per 2 physical cores (minimum 4 cores)	$308.18
SQL Web Edition	License per 2 physical cores (minimum 4 cores)	$19.26
Debian 9		FREE
Ubuntu 18		FREE
Ubuntu 20		FREE
CentOS 7		FREE
VMware vSphere (ESXi)		FREE

cPanel Solo Cloud and Metal	$19.65
cPanel Cloud Admin (up to 5 accounts)	$20.96
cPanel Cloud Pro (up to 30 accounts)	$29.35
cPanel Cloud Plus (up to 50 accounts)	$41.93
cPanel Cloud or Metal Premier (51-100 accounts)	$53.66

Hybrid Storage	$0.10 (per GB)
Hybrid Replicated Storage	$0.10 (per GB)
All Flash Storage	$0.20 (per GB)
All Flash Replicated Storage	$0.20 (per GB)
Essential Data Protection Plan - 7 x daily snapshots	$99.00 (per month)
Advanced Data Protection Plan - 12 x hourly snapshots and 7 x daily snapshots	$199.00 (per month)
Enterprise Data Protection Plan - 8 x 15 minute snapshots for 2 hours, 12 x hourly snapshots and 7 x daily snapshots	$499.00 (per month)

Cloud Servers

Support

Multiple Distros

Instant Provisioning

All-Flash NVMe Storage

Root Access

Highly Available

DDos Protection

VMware vSan™

EssentialsPlus

StoragePlus

Server Addons

Backups

Firewalls

Operating Systems

Control Panel

Storage

Data Packs

Cloud Servers FAQ's

1,000GB (~1TB) Bandwidth	$60.00
2,000GB (~2TB) Bandwidth	$106.00
5,000GB (~5TB) Bandwidth	$199.00
10,000GB (~10TB) Bandwidth	$330.00
20,000GB (~20TB) Bandwidth	$600.00
40,000GB (~40TB) Bandwidth	$1200.00
60,000GB (~60TB) Bandwidth	$1680.00
For anything over 60TB, contact our Solutions advisors for a custom quote