Application Hosting That Works Wherever You Do

Application Hosting on Your Terms

Many businesses explore platforms like AWS (Amazon Web Services), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform when beginning their cloud computing journey. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is recognized as a leading cloud hosting provider, known for its scalability, robust security measures, and compliance with industry standards such as ISO27001 and SOC certifications. While these options offer immense infrastructure, they often come with a steep learning curve, unpredictable pricing, and limited direct support, making it less cost effective. Summit bridges that gap by offering the best of both worlds: high-performance cloud hosting service infrastructure and personalized, U.S.-based support.

As your chosen hosting provider, we focus on hosting applications that matter to your bottom line, whether that means legacy desktop software or modern SaaS tools. The reliability and location of our data centers play a crucial role in ensuring optimal performance, uptime, and low latency for your applications.

Our platform supports thousands of unique use cases across industries, running on secure virtual machines that are optimized for performance in finance, healthcare, law, manufacturing, and professional services. Summit’s platform is built for scalability, allowing your applications to grow seamlessly while meeting industry standards for security and regulatory compliance.

Hosting Applications

Running web apps in-house can introduce hidden costs, including maintenance, hardware upgrades, and compliance challenges. Cloud-based app hosting alleviates this burden by providing a reliable environment where your software operates effectively, offering essential functionality and features tailored to your needs. App hosting also allows your app to store important data and functionality in the form of versatile databases.

With Summit, that environment is always secure, backed up, and available when you need it. Mobile application hosting services provide a reliable environment for the server-side components to operate.

Advantages of Hosting with Summit:

Here are key considerations when choosing a hosting provider:

• Customized cloud environments for any business application
• No downtime migrations with minimal disruption
• Dedicated support engineers who understand your software
• Robust cybersecurity protocols for data protection
• Faster response times compared to larger public cloud providers

Performance and reliability are crucial features of any hosting product and should be prioritized when evaluating your options.

We also help clients avoid the pitfalls of shared hosting or overloaded servers that many discount providers offer. Summit’s virtual environments are private, scalable, and designed around your workflows and not someone else’s.

Why Cloud Hosting Beats On-Prem Infrastructure

Traditional servers can limit how, when, and where your team accesses data. With cloud computing, your apps live in a virtualized environment that scales with your business. There are various hosting options available for app deployment, each catering to different performance needs and technical requirements. There’s no need to maintain expensive hardware or worry about disaster recovery; your hosting provider handles everything.

Even if you currently use Google Cloud Platform or AWS, migrating to a managed service like Summit can improve stability and simplify support. In cloud computing environments, instances—virtual machines or compute units—play a key role in scaling, resource allocation, and billing. Our clients often move to Summit from large public clouds when they need better performance, lower costs, or hands-on assistance.

Cloud hosting also supports various programming languages and frameworks for application development, providing flexibility for diverse projects.

Whether you’re hosting a CRM, ERP, payroll system, or custom-built tool, our platform ensures smooth and secure access at all times. Be sure to gather comprehensive information, reviews, and real-world feedback to make an informed decision when choosing your application hosting provider.

A Cloud Service Built Around Your Business

Choosing the right cloud service isn’t just about uptime or storage; it’s about finding a service provider that understands your business goals. At Summit, we offer more than just infrastructure. We become an extension of your IT team, delivering secure, responsive support every step of the way. Our platform is designed to meet the needs of developers, offering scalability and technical support to ensure seamless application hosting. We also prioritize understanding our customers’ needs and delivering a good user experience.

Whether you’re transitioning from an on-premise environment or moving away from a rigid Software as a Service model, our custom cloud hosting gives you more control over how your applications operate, update, and scale.

We support a wide range of operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and Mac-compatible interfaces, so your team can access business-critical tools in the way that works best for them. Our flexible configurations and dedicated environments ensure smooth integration and reliable performance, regardless of the software you’re running. You can also create custom URL structures, including multi-layer URL paths and using your own domain name, to enhance branding and site organization.

Use Cases for Hosted Applications

The need for remote-ready technology is growing across all industries. At Summit, we support a wide range of hosted web apps and desktop programs tailored to specific business models. Summit also provides robust application hosting for mobile applications, offering a reliable environment for both web and mobile apps.

Examples of Hosted Applications:

• CRM Systems:
• Accounting Platforms: QuickBooks, Sage 50, Sage 100
• Inventory Software: Fishbowl, TradeGecko
• HR & Payroll Apps: ADP, Sage HRMS, BambooHR
• Custom Web Apps: Built on .NET, PHP, Python, and more

Your Chosen Hosting Provider Should Feel Like a Partner

It’s easy to get lost in the jargon of cloud computing, especially when comparing options like AWS, Amazon Web Services, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. What truly sets Summit apart is our approach to partnership. We offer a transparent pricing model with options such as pay-as-you-go, tiered plans, and customizable packages to fit your needs. Summit also provides various services, including virtual machines, scalable storage, and hybrid support, ensuring a comprehensive solution for your application hosting requirements.

We don’t treat hosting like a product. We treat it like a promise: to keep your applications fast, secure, and always within reach. Regular security updates are essential to maintain application security. Site performance and reliability are critical, especially during traffic spikes or viral events, to ensure uptime and seamless user experience.

Your business applications deserve a strong foundation, and with Summit, you can be reassured that your applications are protected from cyberattacks.

What You Can Expect:

• Transparent pricing with no hidden fees
• Simple, pay-as-you-go monthly billing that scales with usage
• Real-time support with live experts
• Customizable backup and retention policies
• Full control over user access and permissions

We know your applications are the foundation of your business. Whether you’re onboarding new employees or expanding into new markets, your application hosting environment should support, not restrict your growth.

Security Measures and Technical Support

When it comes to hosting applications in the cloud, security and technical support are two of the most critical factors to consider. Your chosen app hosting provider should deliver more than just a reliable platform—they should offer comprehensive security measures and responsive support to keep your web apps and data protected at all times.

Modern cloud hosting environments, such as those offered by Google Cloud Platform, AWS (Amazon Web Services), and Microsoft Azure, set the industry standard for security. These providers implement advanced data encryption to safeguard your information both in transit and at rest, ensuring that sensitive data remains confidential. Robust access controls, including multi-factor authentication and role-based permissions, help prevent unauthorized access to your applications and underlying infrastructure.

Regular backups are another essential security measure, providing peace of mind that your data and applications can be quickly restored in the event of an unexpected incident. Leading hosting providers also offer DDoS protection, shielding your web apps from malicious traffic spikes and ensuring high performance even during attempted attacks.

Technical support is equally important. A reliable hosting provider should offer 24/7 support through multiple channels—phone, email, and live chat—so you can get help whenever you need it. Comprehensive documentation and a knowledgeable support team are key to resolving issues quickly and minimizing downtime. When evaluating a provider, consider their response times, the expertise of their support staff, and the availability of resources to help you manage and deploy your apps effectively.

App Hosting Tailored to Your Workflow

The flexibility of app hosting on Summit’s platform enables rapid deployment and easy updates as your needs evolve. Want to add users? Done in minutes. Need a second server for testing? We’ve got it handled. Summit’s platform allows developers to deploy and run code in various programming languages, with built-in support for managing response timeouts. You can scale resources seamlessly by adding or removing instances as needed. Our support team is available 24/7 to make adjustments, answer questions, and resolve issues quickly. We also provide 24/7 application performance monitoring, offering proactive oversight for infrastructure health. Like leading PaaS solutions, Summit’s platform reduces the need for in-depth knowledge of infrastructure management.

Unlike other app hosting providers, we provide both the infrastructure and the people behind it, so you always know who to call. We don’t use outsourced support or ticket-based systems that delay resolution.

When something matters to your business, it matters to ours.

Planning a Migration? Let’s Talk.

Take advantage of trial periods offered by app hosting providers to test their services with your specific applications before committing.

Whether you’re frustrated by your current hosting provider or looking to reduce IT complexity, Summit makes your transition smooth and secure.

Our experts will work with your team to:

• Evaluate your existing application environment and existing data, including assessing the use of relational databases and how they are managed
• Design a custom cloud deployment plan
• Handle the migration with no downtime
• Train users and admins for a seamless handoff
• Monitor and optimize performance post-launch

Monitoring for traffic spikes is crucial—if existing resources start to struggle, Summit can automatically scale your application to the next largest size to ensure continued performance.

We take pride in being a long-term partner to our clients. With thousands of applications hosted and decades of experience, we’re ready to support your next phase of growth.

Get Started with Application Hosting That Works

Summit offers a better way to deliver hosting services that manage and scale the business tools your team depends on. With secure infrastructure, expert support, and flexible deployment options, we deliver a smarter approach to cloud computing. For cloud-native application deployment, solutions like cloud run enable hosting applications on virtual servers in the cloud, improving performance, security, and scalability.

Your business deserves a hosting provider that treats your applications as mission-critical, not just files on a server. Summit’s infrastructure is built on a secure, scalable cloud application platform that supports thousands of business tools. PaaS providers like Summit offer a complete development and hosting environment, including infrastructure and runtime, simplifying the app development process by providing all necessary tools and services for deployment. Many PaaS offerings are pay-as-you-go, making them cost-efficient for developers. Choosing a flexible PaaS provider can enhance productivity in app development, and PaaS can help developers quickly get applications up and running, often in a matter of hours. PaaS also allows for the use of various programming languages and frameworks, accommodating developers’ needs.

We ensure fast, seamless user experiences through a robust content delivery network optimized for global performance. Cloud hosting is essentially infinitely scalable, and choosing a provider that offers reliable scaling means you only pay for the resources you need while ensuring your app can handle any unexpected surges.

All client data is protected with advanced data encryption protocols, ensuring confidentiality and compliance.

As a trusted cloud provider, we prioritize reliability and support.

Our clients value flexibility, performance, and peace of mind.

Summit delivers all three, without compromise.

Ready to move to smarter, more reliable app hosting? Contact us today to get started.