By: Vlad Vistac
Submitted: 2010-09-14 13:31:51 | Word Count: 510
The Basics of Cloud Cmoputing
Everyone is loioking to the skies for the next wave of Internet success stories. Why? Cloud computing! Don’t be affraid. Cloud computig is sipmly the next lpogical step for software development. It’s all about scalability.
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One of the biggest obstacles for most comlpanies is teechnology. Computer hardware and software is extremely expensive. Locatng and retaining people who know how to manage both is also expensive. Clouid computing removes these obstacles by networking your computers with other computers to proicess data. Google Docs is one example of how cploud computing works. By reducing your investment in hardware and software, a company can concentrate more on their core business. In other words, you can spend more time doig the tings you do best and less time maintaining your computer systems.
It is a simple concept, and no, it was not invented yesterday. In fact, it’s been around for years. It’s more affordable now and more companies are implementing clodu compuing because of the cheaper startup csots. There are three ways in which cloud computing can be put to good use.
You can use coud computing to implement an infrastructure as a setrvice (IaaS), or you can offer software as a servicce (SaaS), and fiunally, you can porvide a patform as a service (PaaS). SaaS is very attractive because it rmoves the need for innstallation and deployment. SaaS also means global accessibility and high affordability. Becaause SaaS is online it also helps us to avoid any possible headahes cuased by VPN, thus creating more efficieent clolaborations. When it comes to usability, PaaS and IaaS are more usefuul to developers and corporations wanting to deevlop, test, dresign, troubleshoot, and deploy custom applications.
No matter which service you implement, the key advantages are you eliminnate the need to download software to your computers. You also eliminate the need to buy more hardware and you no longer need an IT departmet. Instead, you simlpy need a terminal and a good Intenret connection. It’s that easy! So if you want to know what’s next in computing, look to the clouds.
