The Real Power of Cloud Computing

Wikipedia defines cloud computing as “the use of computing resources (hardware and software) that are delivered as a service over a network (typically the Internet).” Cloud computing has the potential to reduce IT operational costs as the users need not bother about maintenance or support costs. The users need to part with a subscription fee in return for accessing application software and databases. It is the cloud computing providers who need to manage, maintain and support the infrastructure and platforms on which the applications run. Besides reducing IT costs, enterprises benefit from increased revenue as the reallocation of IT operations enable them to focus on their core competencies. In addition, since the application is hosted centrally, users need not install new software when new software updates are released.
 

Thus, cloud computing is a convenient, on-demand model for network access, wherein costs are significantly reduced, storage availability increased, and extensive flexibility and control of data. It allows enterprises to get their applications up and running faster, with improved manageability and less maintenance. The high automation eliminates worries about keeping applications up to date. Apart from that, there is higher reliability and increased uptime and mobility, which allow organizations to access information anytime, anywhere. In short, cloud computing enables IT to adjust resources more rapidly to meet fluctuating and unpredictable business demand.
 

Though cloud computing facilitates delivery of convenient technology solutions cost-effectively and hassle-free over the cloud, the biggest drawback is with respect to security. Since the data is stored on the cloud provider’s server, it can result in unauthorized access to the data. Hence, enterprises need to partner with those service providers whose cloud computing services they can depend on with the same confidence and assurance that they would have on any physical IT infrastructure at their end. Here is a look at some of the benefits offered by the service providers of cloud computing in India.
 

• Allows you to self-provision servers, network, storage infrastructure real-time from anywhere, anytime Resources accessed over a secure connection
• Facilitates instant deployment of new Servers with zero capital expenditure on hardware and software
• Highly-available multi-tenant environment
• Next-stage IaaS platform – ‘VPDC’
• On-demand Compute and Storage
• Complete self-provisioning
• Instant scalability- Have the same network topology and policies that are
• Pay-as-you-use existent in your own datacenter
• Elastic services – scale servers and storage in real time
• Industry leading SLAs backed by service credits

Thus, if the enterprises get the support of a good service provider, then they can enjoy the real power of the cloud at their fingertips.

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