Cloud Computing FAQs

Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility (like the electricity grid) over a network (typically the Internet).

Cloud Computing, therefore is a highly scalable and flexible services can be delivered and consumed over the internet through an as-needed, pay-per-use business model.

Cloud computing has real benefits when it comes to data sharing and it’s these advantages which have led to its adoption in multiple organisations at a fairly rapid pace:

Bringing down computing costs in organisations. Most businesses are groaning under the costs of high-end hardware for their employees as apps become more and more resource hungry. Using a cloud to store apps which are then accessible to users from a basic terminal brings in a control factor to these costs. Since cost cutting is a major concern these days, the concept of cloud computing is an obvious attraction.

Greater freedom for the cloud users as they can access data and applications from just about anywhere via multiple devices (like terminals, mobile, net books etc). Since the terminals can be quite basic, this helps bring down overall hardware costs as well.

Centralised and agile…might sound like a dream for some technical people but it really is true. You can now use cloud computing to ensure that everyone is on the same page when it comes to computing standards, there is practically no down-time and just one implementation of a new application can result 100% implementation.

Security in cloud computing is much better than a scattered network and that is one of the reasons why clouds are working.

Clouds are also comparatively easy to manage and bring down the costs as well as headache of maintenance disparate servers. In fact network managers love cloud computing as it puts everything together in a very organised manner.