Is Cloud Computing Good For SEO?
We’ve seen lately how cloud computing has proven not to be the most secure server hardware.
But how is it for SEO?
Cloud computing is often thought about in terms of data storage, not web development. But as it becomes more popular you’ll start to see many more uses for it. For data storage purposes, cloud computing was thought to be a much needed relief for many companies. But it turns out that even Google has security issues with keeping data secure. So if Google can’t do it, who can?
Someday someone is going to get the bright idea to build a website in the cloud. What will happen?
First, I predict the site will be hacked. If data storage is unsecure in the cloud then how much more will web development be? Hackers can already sneak into WordPress and other CMS systems. If those systems were cloud-based they’d be even that much more insecure. And an unsecure server is bad for search engine optimization and your website.
If a hacker gets into your server, he could really do some damage. Link dropping, malicious malware downloads, just to name a couple. Some webmasters on traditional servers have already experienced these issues with WordPress and other CMSs. Just by not updating their software. Now put that non-updated software on the cloud. See the issue?
You could lose your search engine rankings for some of these issues. All because of a lack of security in the cloud.
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Thanks for sharing your point of view on it.Never thought about that ranks will go down because of lack of security in the cloud..
It’s an interesting idea, but is it really any less secure? With standard shared hosting, you are relying on the host to run a secure server, and the CMS to be securely programmed.
Cloud hosting the site does not change the CMS – it is just as secure as before – and you are still on a shared hosted, just one that uses diverse resources. Assuming all the cloud servers are managed as single unit, they all have the same patch levels, so the same security vulnerabilities – no more or less secure than before.
The only area of increased risk is the increased chance of a breach caused by someone with direct physical access to the server hardware, but this is far less likely than an external attack. You also have more protection in the case of network and hardware failures, as the in-built redundancy provides both backup and resilience.