Cloud Computing. Hangyu Li. International American University.
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Cloud Computing
Hangyu Li
International American University
Part I: Introduction of Cloud Computing
In the simplest terms, cloud computing means storing and accessing data and programs over the Internet instead of your computer 's hard drive. What cloud computing is not about is the hard drive. When someone tries to store data on or run programs from the hard drive, it is called local storage and computing. Everything end users’ need is physically close to them, which means accessing your data is fast and easy, for that one computer, or others on the local network. Working off your hard drive is how the computer industry functioned for decades; some would argue it 's still superior to cloud computing, for reasons I 'll…show more content… Avoiding time lost and documents with several untrackable versions.
Always There—Avoid Disasters
Companies that utilize cloud computing technologies don’t have to worry about having a disaster relief back-up plan because everything is immediately saved in the external cloud, eliminating the dreaded “My server crashed and I lost all of the lead information”.
According to a blog on Salesforce.com, companies that do operate on a cloud are able to resolve any issues up to four times faster than companies that don’t operate on a cloud. Not only saving your business money, but saving your clients time as well.
Transform your business from traditional to environmentally friendly by utilizing cloud computing software. Many small to corporate size companies require the use of more servers to get jobs done because server utilization rates are about 5-10%, whereas cloud utilization rates are in the 70% range. Because cloud computing eliminates in-house servers, there isn’t the need for the constant climate control involved in maintaining servers—eliminating carbon footprints.
Get rid of documents floating around on employee computers and the increased potential of computers getting hacked with cloud computing. How does cloud computing resolve security issues? Because everything is operated on a cloud that involves certain identification requirements in order to be accessed, cloud