{"id":8151,"date":"2018-12-14T21:17:05","date_gmt":"2018-12-15T02:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carnaghan.com\/?p=8151"},"modified":"2018-12-21T10:40:29","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T15:40:29","slug":"what-makes-aws-a-great-choice-for-small-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carnaghan.com\/what-makes-aws-a-great-choice-for-small-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"What Makes AWS A Great Choice For Small Businesses?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Even though Amazon<\/span> Web Services<\/span> has been around for many years now, several persistent<\/span> misconceptions abound, particularly among owners of small businesses. For instance, many of them believe AWS<\/span> is for big players only.<\/p>\n Perhaps this perception arises from the fact that many online giants use AWS<\/span> servers for hosting, including AOL<\/span>, Reddit<\/span>, and Netflix<\/span>. Or perhaps the fact that AWS<\/span> is the undisputed king of the cloud development world, with $17B sales in 2017 alone, has precipitated this misbelief.<\/p>\n However, the truth is AWS<\/span> hosting services are just as much for startups as for global companies. Small businesses stand to gain a lot from using AWS<\/span> services, as the experts in web hosting reviews<\/a>\u00a0from hostingtribunal.com<\/a> point out.<\/p>\n One of the main advantages of AWS<\/span> is the lack of no up-front contracts or long-term payments. For small businesses with limited cash, this is indeed a big advantage. Another thing that makes AWS<\/span> the right choice for them is its scalability.<\/p>\n While the needs of your business may be un-intensive right now, in the near future it may require greater resources. Thanks to the \u2018pay-as-you-go\u2019 policy of AWS<\/span>, you can scale up your plan at any time. And if you realize that you don\u2019t need a particular service anymore, you can remove it from your plan as easily.<\/p>\n Besides being highly scalable and cost-effective, AWS<\/span> is easy-to-use. You can host all your applications in a jiffy.<\/p>\n AWS<\/span> offers a hosting plan, called Simple Website<\/span> Hosting, that is ideal for small businesses that are not likely to grow beyond 5 servers and have websites built on WordPress<\/span>, Joomla<\/span>, Magneto, Drupal<\/span>, or any other popular application.<\/p>\n This plan is not pricey either. However, keep in mind that the onus of managing the web server<\/span> will be fully on you.<\/p>\n To know more about advantages that AWS<\/span> offers to businesses, check out this entertaining but, at the same, highly educative infographic.<\/p>\n