Magento has long been the world’s best eCommerce platform but what makes it even better is cloud hosting. Earlier this year, eBay (which owns Magento) announced that it would be partnering Microsoft Azure and Joyent to expand its Magento Hosting Partner ecosystem; giving retailers even more choice when it comes to find a global cloud-hosting solution for their eCommerce stores.

Prior to this, Magento’s cloud hosting partners included Rackspace and Peer1, both of which offer leading, enterprise-class cloud infrastructure to retailers.

Why cloud hosting for Magento?

Today’s merchants are looking to create innovative, powerful and scalable customer experience as part of their eCommerce strategies and cloud solutions provide a natural fit. Compared to traditional hosting, cloud solutions offer faster time to market for new deployments, increased flexibility and the ability for scaling capacity during peak periods. Not only that but cloud hosting solutions for Magento also give retailers more opportunities for international expansion and lowering their capital expenses.

Giving merchants complete creative control

EBay Enterprise is keen to expand its cloud partners, as they provide Magento merchants with cost-effective, scalable infrastructure on a global scale. Cloud hosting on this level perfectly complement the platform’s unique worldwide developer network and its ability to deliver customised eCommerce experiences. As a pairing, they allow Magento merchants to gain full creative control, whilst also benefiting from solutions that fuel their growth.

Flexibility and scalability

One of the reasons why thousands of Magento websites utilise cloud hosting is that it allows them to benefit from both increased flexibility and scalability. During peak times of the year such as Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the run up to Christmas, Magento merchants can easily expand their stores and acquire the extra bandwidth they need. When traffic calms down, they can simply par down the extra capacity and continue their operations as normal.

Magento’s premier cloud hosting solutions

The latest additions to Magento’s Hosting Partners offer merchants powerful, flexible and reliable cloud-hosting solutions that are tailored to meet their needs and requirements.

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure is a powerful new Magento Platinum Hosting Partner that offers merchants everything they need in one, single cloud-hosting solution. The flexible platform is capable of supporting any operating system, language, tool and framework. It provides merchants with more choice and control than ever before and also gives them the opportunity to lower their costs.

Joyent

Joyent is a new Magento Silver Hosting Partner that utilises a public cloud infrastructure. It has been designed for fast-growing, innovative eCommerce companies, looking to build reliable and scalable applications. Joyent’s architectures are pre-configured and optimised to meet the needs of Magento merchants and promise a user-friendly experience. Joyent users can also benefit from its container-based cloud, which offers high performance and security for all Magento eCommerce applications.

Is cloud based eCommerce right for you?

If you are currently deciding on the best hosting package for your eCommerce website, we highly recommend considering dedicated Magento cloud hosting from the providers mentioned throughout this article. Not only does cloud based hosting allow for increased flexibility and scalability but it also gives businesses the opportunity to cut their costs and benefit from highly secure solutions.

If you need help choosing the right Magento hosting, feel free to get in touch with our team. We are more than happy to discuss your options with you and help you find the right hosting package for your Magento eCommerce store.

 

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