What is the Cloud? You hear about it. You use it. But what is it? In simple terms.

1. What is the Cloud?
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2. Definition
Cloud computing enables companies to consume a compute resource, such as a
virtual machine (VMs), storage or an application, as a utility rather than having to
build and maintain computing infrastructures in house.
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3. WAIT! What!?
It is very easy to understand if you think of Cloud Computing almost like you do
electricity.
Cloud products are generally sold in a SAAS (Software as a service) method similar
to how you pay your utilities bill.
In a public cloud model the third party provider delivers services over the internet.
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4. What does the 3rd party do?
The 3rd party, for instance Quickbooks Online, Xero, Dropbox, Google Docs, or
Docusign, provides the computing power and the software hosting.
Data is accessed from a data center operated by the 3rd party. This data center is
host to the SaaS software and the users data. This can include saved files,
programs, virtual machines, and more.
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5. But is it Safe?
Yes, It is quite safe.
Saas providers update software so that you are always on the new edition.
The host or provider updates the security of the files to keep relevant with changing
times.
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6. Less to Worry About?
Much less to worry about!
With on site hosted services you have to worry about new editions making your
software out of date.
You need more IT infrastructure for on premise solutions.
Access your data from anywhere in the cloud.
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