The Functioning of Cloud Hosting Reseller Program

By definition, a cloud hosting reseller program is a service offered by an IT service provider that buys cloud computing products and services from a specialized cloud service provider and resells them to clients against charges. The difference between the prices at which the reseller buys and sells the services is the profit of the cloud hosting reseller program.

There are a host of services that are a part of the reseller program. These include cloud computing services like infrastructure, software, storage, and more. The reseller has the right to rebrand and resell those cloud products and services as its own if operating under a white-label reselling program. The cloud hosting reseller program can also act as a VAR (Value-added reseller) when more cloud-based services apart from the core ones are provided as a value-add function and program. 

Forms of Cloud Hosting Reseller Program

The reseller program can be in the following forms.

·        Software as a Service – In this service, customers are offered turnkey software apps that are accessed through a web browser or application program interface.

·        Infrastructure as a Service: Here, customers are provided access to APIs and other resources that help form a virtual data center that can support workloads across multi-cloud environments.

·        Platform as a Service: Here, the capabilities of both SaaS and IaaS are utilized to give development teams access to libraries and other software tools supporting the building and hosting of native cloud applications.

Note that choosing the right cloud hosting reseller program provider is as critical as the program itself. The most important attribute to evaluate is how it enforces security and privacy policies and whether it agrees to undergo independent verification.