 | Cloud computing is the access to computers and their functionality via the Internet or a local area network. Users of a cloud request this access from a set of web services that manage a pool of computing resources (i.e., machines, network, storage, operating systems, application development environments, application programs). When granted, a fraction of the resources in the pool is dedicated to the requesting user until he or she releases them. The advantages of cloud computing: Achieve economies of scale – increase volume output or productivity with fewer people. Your cost per unit, project or product plummets. |
Reduced costs - reduces your hardware (computers, software (all those downloaded programs), networking management and overall IT expenses.
Scalability - You can scale your business’ storage needs seamlessly rather than having to go out and purchase expensive programs or hardware. A not-for-profit ran a cookbook project and was able to pay for all the cloud apps they needed to create, implement and market their project on a month to month basis.
Automatic Updates - There is no need for IT to worry about paying for your future updates in terms of software and hardware.
Remote Access - employees, partners and clients can access, and update information wherever they are, rather than having to run back the office.
Response Time - accomplishes a better response time in most cases than your standard server and hardware.
Security - Though people doubt cloud computing, clouds tend to be more secure than the traditional business models. Clouds offer real-time backup which results in less data loss. In case of outage, your customers can use the backup servers that sync with the main ones as soon as they are up.
Cloud computing provides some strong benefits. Selecting a public or private cloud implementation will depend on your application, performance, security and compliance requirements, but with the proper deployment cloud computing can provide significant savings, better IT services, and a higher level of reliability. Visit http://www.nephoscale.com for more details.
