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Cloud, explained in plain words.
No jargon. Here is what each thing means, and what it can do for you. If you are not sure what you need, this is a good place to start.
See all productsGetting online
The basics for putting your business on the internet.
Domain name
What it is
Your website's address, like yourcompany.com.
What it helps you do
Gives your business a home on the internet that people can find and remember.
See itWeb hosting
What it is
The space where your website lives so people can visit it.
What it helps you do
Puts your site online and keeps it running, fast and always on.
See itWordPress hosting
What it is
Web hosting set up specially for sites built with WordPress.
What it helps you do
Keeps a WordPress site fast and up to date without you fiddling with it.
See itBusiness email
What it is
Email at your own web address, like you@yourcompany.com.
What it helps you do
Makes you look professional and keeps your mail in one place that is yours.
See itSSL certificate
What it is
The padlock in the browser bar that shows a site is safe.
What it helps you do
Protects what visitors type and removes the "not secure" warning.
See itGrowing
More power and tools as your business gets busier.
Cloud server
What it is
A computer in our datacenter that is yours to use, online all the time.
What it helps you do
Runs a website, app, or system that needs more power and control than shared hosting.
See itManaged database
What it is
The organised place an app keeps its information, looked after by us.
What it helps you do
Keeps your customers, orders, or bookings safe and fast, with no expert to hire.
See itRunning bigger things
For apps and sites that need to scale and stay up.
Object storage
What it is
An online space to keep files, photos, videos, and backups.
What it helps you do
Stores as much as you need without buying or managing hard drives.
See itBackups
What it is
A saved copy of your whole site, kept somewhere safe and separate.
What it helps you do
Gets everything back in one click if something breaks or is deleted.
See itLoad balancer
What it is
A traffic director that shares your visitors across several servers.
What it helps you do
Keeps your site fast and online when a lot of people arrive at once.
See itKubernetes
What it is
A system that runs and looks after the many pieces of a large app.
What it helps you do
Runs bigger apps that grow and recover on their own, without a big team.
See itApp deployment
What it is
Getting your app's code running on a server people can reach.
What it helps you do
Takes your code from your laptop to the internet, fast.
See itWords you will see
A few terms that come up, in plain language.
DNS
What it is
The internet's address book that points your domain to your site.
What it helps you do
Makes sure typing your domain takes people to the right place.
Uptime
What it is
How much of the time your site is online and working.
What it helps you do
Higher uptime means fewer moments your customers find your site down. Ours is 99.99%.
Data residency
What it is
Where your information is physically kept.
What it helps you do
Keeping it in your region means it stays under local law, close to you.
Mobile money
What it is
Paying from your phone with services like MTN, Airtel, or M-Pesa.
What it helps you do
Lets you pay for your hosting the way you already pay for everything else.
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