2. What is cloud
computing?
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•
Cloudcomputingis theon-demanddelivery of IT
resources overtheInternet withpay-as-you-go pricing
Instead of buying, owning, and maintaining physical
data centers and servers, youcanaccess technology
services, such as computingpower
, storage, and
databases,onanas-needed basis from acloud
providerlikeAmazonWebServices(AWS)
3. Who is using
cloudcomputing?
•Organizations of everytype, size, andindustry
areusingthecloudfor awidevarietyof usecases,
suchasdatabackup,disasterrecovery, email,
virtualdesktops, softwaredevelopmentandtesting,
big dataanalytics, andcustomer-facing web
applications.
•Forexample,healthcarecompaniesareusingthe
cloudtodevelopmorepersonalizedtreatmentsfor
patients.Financialservices companiesareusing
thecloudtopowerreal-timefrauddetectionand
prevention.Andvideogamemakersareusingthe
cloudtodeliver onlinegamestomillionsof players
aroundtheworld.
8. Typesof cloud computing
• Thethreemaintypesof cloudcomputinginclude
Infrastructure as aService, Platformas aService,
andSoftware as aService. Each typeof cloud
computingprovidesdifferent levels of control,
flexibility, andmanagementso thatyoucanselect
theright setof services for your needs.
• IaaS
• PaaS
• SaaS
9. Infrastructureas a
Service (IaaS)
•IaaS containsthebasicbuilding
blocksfor cloudIT. It typically
providesaccesstonetworking
features,computers(virtual or on
dedicatedhardware), anddata
storagespace.IaaS gives youthe
highestlevelof flexibility and
managementcontroloveryour IT
resources. It is mostsimilar tothe
existing IT resources withwhich
manyIT departmentsand
developersare familiar
.
14. CloudComputinginIndustry 4.0
Cloudtechnologyhas beenagreat
equaliserin theaccessibilityof data.
Nowinsteadof offlinestorage kept
underlockandkeyandaccess subjectto
availabilityof person storing data, it is
availabletoall relevant stakeholders at
any given pointin timeandat any
place.
SMEs are increasinglyshifting tomore
andmorefeaturesavailable onthe
cloud, from HRMS systemstoCRM,
accounting, salesforceautomationand
even design.
Other than simplifying collaboration
andteamwork,cloudcomputationalso
economisesoperations for theoftencash
strappedSMEs byoffering SaaS
applications which are availableto
SMEs onthego andwithoutany
massiveinvestmentcosts at their end.
Moreover, theseare highly
customisableapplications which canbe
modifiedas per one’srequirements,
from thenumberof users tothe
features available, theseapplications
canbemaximisedandupgraded along
withthegrowing needsof thecompany.
This allowsanSME toturn its CAPEX
intoOPEX bypaying nominalamounts
for reaping themassivedividendsof
cloud technology.