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.
The reason that smaller companies find it more cost effective is that it is all managed by the service provider. There would be far less need for full time IT staff which would be a far bigger cost saving. For this reason we might see growth in this particular field but at the same time there will be a lot of IT people looking for new roles to fulfill.
The biggest issues that there are with cloud hosting might still slow down its adoption for a while. The promise is of absolute reliability. Because there are multiple servers in various locations it can be guaranteed that no matter what the traffic demands are your website will be on a system which can handle it. The down side to this is that you might never know where your website is located.
There is the fear that if information is hosted on servers which are located in foreign countries then the same laws will not apply to its protection and you have no control over this. There is also the concern that having such a wide system with lots of data transfer also creates unnecessary security risks. This might not actually be such a big concern though.
The trend that this is leading to is that there will tend to be fewer providers with greater resources. As it becomes easier to manage content across multiple locations there will be a tendency towards fewer providers who have much greater recourses. On the other hand this will create more opportunities for resellers.
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.
As content management becomes easier it is likely that there will also be more and more people offering design and management with web hosing included. The predictions for web hosting in 2012 are that these trends will start to appear. Overall there is likely to be a general stability however.
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