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Dirik Hameed
The predictions for webhosting in 2012 are that there will certainly not be any major changes and it is likely to see a continuation for current trends. There might be some growth in the area of cloud hosting as users see the advantages and overcome their security concerns. As content management systems become easier to use there might also be some increase in the use of Drupal and Joomla hosting. There are no major advantages in cloud web hosting for basic website owners but it might become more appealing for mid size companies who would benefit from cutting back on IT staff. It is also a very good option for new companies that are expecting growth but are unsure how much. As they only pay for what they use it has the advantage of easily up-scaling whenever you need to. This in the end might become the only option in the end if it where not for two things. Although a big selling point is that managed services are provided and the company does not have to have a dedicated IT person to manage from their side, there are still some companies who still want this type of control. There is also the perception that it is less secure than dedicated servers. There is the promise that your content will always be available no matter where in the world it has to be located. For some there is the concern that information can be accessed under different laws in different locations and they would prefer to keep it in one location. These things might keep cloud hosting from the kind of growth that it could potentially see for now but wider adoption might just lead to a complete change in thinking and more rapid growth. There is the perception that having information stored and moved across multiple locations would be less secure but this is not necessarily the case. The entire network is still secured by the same kind of protection so it might still be as secure as a single location. The issue of information being subject to different laws in different countries might not actually cause any problems in real life either. If the trend does continue however it will also lead to a lot fewer providers who will have far greater resources spread over many different locations. As it will become very efficient to manage data in this way it will also become harder for smaller operators to compete. There will become a much bigger scope for resellers at the same time. In the end there is likely to be only a few core service providers and probably most of their administration will be done through resellers. This wont happen by next year but it will become a trend. There will still be a strong need for VPS's (Virtual Private Server's) because it is too costly for most organizations to invest in their own equipment and then it might not even meet their requirements in a few years. Because it is becoming so easy to manage and create content there are likely to be very many more small operators who offer design and web hosting services. Organizations who want to manage their own content might opt for cloud services and outsource more IT consulting. In general however there are unlikely to be any major changes in the industry as a whole.
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