Last updated on December 20th, 2023 at 07:56 am
This article presents web hosting trends in 2022 that you should be aware of.
Industries and businesses evolve all the time.
In fact, change is the only thing you can bet on.
Take for example the social media.
Yesterday, we thought Facebook was going to die thanks to scandals and data breaches that rocked the tech giant some years back.
But instead of dwindling, the company has grown and even bought Instagram and WhatsApp to add to their portfolio.
As if that wasn’t enough, TikTok came along.
At first, people, mostly marketers were skeptical about the potential of this new kid in town.
Will it explode into the likes of Facebook?
When is the right time to jump and use it to market a business?
The future of TikTok seemed oblique and the actions of the US government to ban it from its territories almost certainly killed the app.
But against all odds, the short video-sharing platform is still here, alive and kicking like crazy.
What does this tell you?
You don’t know what tomorrow holds. All you have to do is sit and enjoy the ride.
The best way to prepare for the future is to be open.
As change rock the social systems, another wave is working on the web hosting industry.
In today’s article, we are looking at 5 web hosting trends in 2021.
1) Managed web hosting
When creating a website, there is a lot that goes into it, other than buying a domain name and hosting account.
After doing that, you will need to keep the website up and running.
There will be frequent software updates considering you will be using tools like wordpress, themes, and plugins.
All of them require maintenance and frequent updates.
Then there is the technical part where you keep things in order.
Things like creating databases, usernames, email accounts, and doing normal housekeeping chores.
Now, here is the thing;
You can either do all these by yourself or get someone to do it for you.
In 2021, more and more people are choosing the latter.
That explains why most web hosting companies are introducing managed hosting packages.
With this plan, all you have to do make an order and everything else will be taken care of by the host.
You get site updates and maintenance.
By so doing, you get more time to concentrate on what moves the needle in your business.
2). Website Security
Online businesses are facing myriad cyber attacks today more than ever and they include; malware, phishing, and ransomware.
In fact, here are some mind-blowing statistics on the same.
- Malware increased by 358% overall and ransomware increased by 435% as compared to 2019
- The world faces over 100,000 malicious websites and 10,000 malicious files daily
- Phishing attacks account for more than 80% of reported security incidents
- Google has registered over 2 million phishing sites as of January 2021 – this is up from 1.7 million in January 2020, which equates to a 27% increase in 12 months
If there is the right time to be worried about your online assets including personal information, it is in 2021 and beyond.
This is the reason why you need an SSL certificate, it helps encrypt all communications between the server and your website.
In fact, Google recently announced that it will be using website security as a ranking signal.
This means that if your website is not secure (using HTTP), you have a slim chance of ranking higher on search engines.
3). Cloud hosting
Cloud Web hosting is a type of hosting that uses the resources of several clustered servers.
It is formed by several servers interconnected.
This means that your website is using the virtual resources of several servers.
Why Cloud?
Cloud hosting helps balance the load, patch security loopholes, and make resources available whenever the need arises.
And that is why more and more people are moving to host their websites on the cloud.
Question is, why?
If your website has already outgrown its current hosting environment capacity, it is time to move to the cloud.
This happens when the website grows extremely popular and starts attracting thousands of readers per day.
When that happens, it causes a strain on the resources supplied by a shared server.
Often this solution is dedicated hosting where your site resides on its own server.
The problem with dedicated hosting, though, is that it is both significantly more expensive and requires a certain level of IT know-how.
With cloud hosting, you can have many of the advantages of dedicated hosting without most of the challenges.
4). Green hosting
There are millions of websites on the internet today more than 5 years ago.
And all these websites require servers to survive online.
Problem is, these servers run non-stop, consuming and emitting a lot of energy.
In short, the more websites we create, the more chances to pollute the environment.
Today, companies are starting to implement innovative ways to reduce pollution, they are introducing green hosting.
This includes the use of solar panels to power the servers or any other renewable energy to run the data centers.
5). DIY website builders
A DIY website builder allows the users to control every design aspect of their website without touching the code.
This attracts users who are more interested in actualizing their dream websites and don’t necessarily have technical skills.
The demand for such services is growing exponentially.
In fact, the global website builder software market was valued at USD 6,525 million in 2018 and is expected to generate around USD 13,605 million by the end of 2027.
Website hosting companies have respondent to this emerging trend by offering website builders as an add-on.
