Demand for cloud-based services has grown exponentially over the last couple of years. The market is seeing double-digit growth in areas such as SaaS (software as a service), PaaS (platform as a service), and IaaS (infrastructure as a service) as organizations look to trim budgets and boost business efficiency.
2. Demand for cloud-based services has grown exponentially
over the last couple of years. The market is seeing double-digit
growth in areas such as SaaS (software as a service), PaaS
(platform as a service), and IaaS (infrastructure as a service)
as organizations look to trim budgets and boost business
efficiency.
While the sky may be filled with clouds, in the world of cloud
computing, there are only three right now that matter Azure,
Amazon AWS, and Google Cloud Platform. If you’re going to
ask which cloud is the best, you’ll be sorry to hear that there is
no one-size-fits-all platform. Each has its pros and place,
however, there is a particular clientele that GCP might appeal
to, and for them- the choice is a no-brainer. We’ll cover why,
but first, let’s get into what a cloud platform is and how it’s
changed traditional computing.
3. What is cloud computing anyway? A cloud platform
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Cloud computing offers web-based software and services in a
virtual environment that replaces the need for remote or on-
premises hosting. Server rooms that are hotter than the sun?
No more. Instead, all your back-end architecture – servers,
software, applications, and databases can be offloaded onto
the cloud, leaving your IT department more time to focus on
business goals and work that actually generates revenue.
Based on your organizational needs, there are three types of
clouds available: public, private, and hybrid. Azure, amazon
AWS, and google cloud platform are all examples of public
clouds – third-party cloud providers using shared
infrastructure to deliver on-demand services over the internet.
4. What types of services can you access using cloud
computing?
Just about everything you could possibly want to build, grow,
and manage your business’s IT needs is available as an on-
demand cloud computing service. There are officially six
varieties of as-a-service solutions, but let’s narrow it down to
the most used:
By market share, the Google Cloud Platform is significantly
smaller than its two main competitors. However, it has slowly
been getting the attention of some big-name brands, including
Apple, Twitter, and Spotify. Where GCP gets its comparative
advantage is with its highly intuitive interface, affordable
pricing structure, and unmatched big data and analytics juice.
5. Software-as-a-service (SaaS)
For a long time, SaaS was by far the most widely used cloud
computing service, accounting for over a third of the market in
2021. SaaS is a means of delivering software applications –
including all the underlying IT infrastructure – over the internet
to any connected device with no installation required. This
means that an organization has unlimited access to the
software, typically using an on-demand subscription model,
while the provider retains responsibility for managing, hosting,
and maintaining the applications.
6. Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS)
The demand for IaaS has grown exponentially and it now rivals
SaaS as the most used cloud computing solution. IaaS
provides organizations with the IT infrastructure they need,
including servers, data storage, networks, and virtualization,
while the user administers things like the operating system,
middleware, and applications.
7. Platform-as-a-service (PaaS)
PaaS is a pay-as-you-go platform often used by developers
looking to save time and money by renting all the
infrastructure, development tools, and software needed for app
development. With PaaS, developers can focus on creating
their mobile or web apps without worrying about building or
maintaining any of the underlying infrastructures.
GCP stands out from its two main as-a-service competitors
thanks to uncomplicated product offerings that provide pretty
much everything you could ask for without needlessly and
continuously overloading users with new products they don’t
want or need. GCP may have fewer products, but the ones it
has are easy to use, intuitive, and well-integrated within the
ecosystem.
8. How do businesses use cloud computing in the real world?
Cloud computing services are continually evolving and, along
with it, changing the future of how businesses will operate. As-
a-service solutions have grown over 30 percent in the past
year and are expected to continue along this trajectory, topping
$482 billion in 2022. You’re probably already using some form
of cloud computing; if you’ve logged into your banking app to
check on your stock portfolio, watched something on Netflix, or
streamed music on Spotify, you’re using cloud computing.
Here are other ways your organization may want to leverage
the power of cloud computing to boost productivity and help it
achieve strategic goals.
9. Cloud-based application development
Cloud computing offers businesses a swath of tools that help
reduce the time and cost of getting new cloud-native
applications to market without sacrificing performance, UI, or
flexibility.
What’s more, by combining GCP with other powerful Google
SDKs like Flutter and Firebase you can quickly build, deploy,
and scale applications using the same code for both IOS and
Android.
10. Testing and development
Cloud computing provides developers with a scalable,
customizable environment where they can test and develop
applications without investing heavily in the infrastructure
usually required to do so. This can dramatically reduce
development costs and speed up deployment.
11. Analyze data
One of the most significant advantages of cloud computing for
businesses of all sizes is the ability to tap into vast amounts of
structured and unstructured data from across all levels of your
organization.
Using big data analytics, such as the GCP Smart Analytics,
your business can extract invaluable information that will help
deliver intelligence-driven insight and shape critical business
decisions.
12. Cloud storage, backup, and recovery
One of the most significant advantages of cloud computing for
businesses of all sizes is the ability to tap into vast amounts of
structured and unstructured data from across all levels of your
organization.
Using big data analytics, such as the GCP Smart Analytics,
your business can extract invaluable information that will help
deliver intelligence-driven insight and shape critical business
decisions.
13. So why Google Cloud Platform?
Is GCP the best choice for every project? Probably not, but
it will never be a wrong choice either. Developers will
appreciate the uncomplicated simplicity of using GCP, vast
libraries, and heaps of developer tools. At the same time,
clients will applaud high-quality UI, intuitive functions, low
maintenance, and highly competitive pricing.
Cloud adoption is the future of business as not only does it
provide companies with a slew of innovative tools and
features, but it does so while enhancing team collaboration,
improving data security, boosting performance, and cutting
costs.
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There are many ways to incorporate cloud computing within
your organization; it doesn’t have to be an all-or-nothing
approach. Working with a GCP developer can help you find the
right balance between on-site and on-cloud infrastructure for
your business.