Chapter 3: The use of cloud computing technology in business and educational organizations. In this chapter, the researcher describes how the businesses and educational organizations use cloud-computing technology and how they benefit from using it. In addition, the researcher also covers the advantages of cloud computing from an economic perspective. Then, the researcher will give an explanation of how cloud computing technology relates toward intercultural communication in the organization. The last point the researcher will discuss is the information technology rules of cloud computing for firms and educational organizations by governing cloud computing in the institution. 3.1 Cloud computing for commercial organizations For commercial organizations, cloud computing does not mean putting all data information in virtual storage on the Internet network such as iCloud, which is serviced by the Apple Company. Cloud computing in commercial organization means the firm and business to gain lower barriers to entry into business because of cost –effectiveness in IT, the ability can grow faster, the significant scalability and flexibility of IT-bases and cloud services. On the other hand, the cloud computing technology is not a miracle service, which always benefits every business (Colt, 2014, n.p.g.). Consequently, any commercial organization has to consider the different needs, of a company 3.1.1. Cloud computing technology use in business Cloud computing is Internet-based
There are a multitude of benefits in the utilization of cloud computing. A primary function of cloud computing is the availability of universal access to files throughout any given level of an organization. As documents and other database driven information are stored off-site, there is often a reduction of costs, due to the minimization of on site hosting software and hardware alike. The many reasons to utilize cloud computing are evident, however, as all other technological advantages, there are also a large variety of companies that offer these services with different benefits, costs and application choices. Some of the most recognized corporations offer cloud computing such as icloud, Google Apps, Amazon Cloud Drive, and many others. All organizations offer
This paper explores the definition and history of cloud computing. Cloud computing began in the 1950’s with a theory known as time sharing. This allowed for the sharing of computers so that consumers could get the benefits without the costly expenses that came with it (Pullen, 2015). Over the years this concept has evolved into the current definition of cloud computing, which is basically using the Internet for computing resources and applications so that they do not need to do it in-house (Hoffer, George, Valacich, 2014). Each different organizational culture (SF: Collaboration, ST: Control, NF: Cultivation, and NT: Competence) has different beliefs and practices that make it more or less likely to adopt new practices such as cloud computing (Atler, Shaw, 2003). They must weigh pros such as flexibility, the ability to work from anywhere, as well as the environmentally friendly aspect which are listed on Salesforce.com. Disadvantages also need to be taken into consideration and the biggest of these is security issues (Ganore, 2014).
In statement, Alijabre writes “Cloud Computing can help business shift their focus to developing god business applications that will bring true business value.” To prove his point Alijabre, uses statistical data gathered from one of big leading providers in Cloud Services. “Although cloud computing has been recognized as a way to improve business, not all businesses are the same. So, is cloud computing for all businesses or is it more beneficial for a certain type of business with certain infrastructure already in place?” To make his argument, Alijabre uses Amazon Cloud Service to give us a better idea the use of cloud computing in business, and what can they do to improve it. Amazon has been one of the best providers of cloud services to individuals or to small businesses. “Also, it has more than 79 million active customer accounts around the world, along with around one and a half million active seller accounts.” Undoubtedly, Amazon is the leading source in providing cloud services. Amazon makes it easier for the consumers to access their data online, only thing needed
The focus of cloud computing is providing with scalable and a cheap on-demand computing infrastructure with a good quality of service levels. The process of the cloud computing involves a set of network enabled services that can be accessed in a simple and general way. Cloud computing provides with a unique value proposition for any organization to outsource their information and communication technology infrastructure. Moreover, the concept itself provides with a value proposition for an organization as using the cloud saves on cost, resources, and staff, and business opportunities for the organization (Katzan). An extensive connectivity of
With the unprecedented growth and spread of information, there is no wonder why large Information Technology companies have been investing in the “cloud”. To expand, when referring to Cloud Computing, this means to access and store information not stored with in your computer whether it be public, private, or hybrid cloud computing. In technological terms, the server you are accessing is somewhere else and therefore, the information and tools you are using are “up in the clouds” but more so stored in another server space. However, whether you are paying for
Though the actual history of cloud computing is not that old (the first business and consumer cloud computing services websites – salesforce.com and Google, were launched in 1999), the story of cloud computing is intertwined directly with the creation of the Internet and business, the answer to the unsolved question of how internet utilization can help improve business technology was and is cloud computation. Business technology history is both extensive and interesting, almost as extensive as business itself, but the invention of computers are most responsible for the influence on business technology. Cloud computing, like all other innovation was nurtured in the right environment to take off, as multi-tenant architectures, highly
Cloud computing refers to the technology in which the entire range of the services such as application, infrastructure and the platform are accessed with the help of the internet. The access to these services are provided by the major contributors such as Google, Apple , Salesforce.com, Amazon and Microsoft and the access to these services were entirely out of reach if these major providers would not have contributed in it to a large extent. The entire range of the services provided by the cloud computing includes the activities for the business operations. Collaboration; communication project management, data analysis; data scheduling; storage and the sharing are supported by the cloud services. The access to these cloud computing
The main purpose of preparing this report is to describe the concept of cloud computing, how it works, advantages, disadvantages and its entire component. Cloud is becoming famous day by day all the big organizations are adopting this technology in their campuses. Cloud computing provides a facility to deliver our all computing resources over the internet, which can be accessed at any time from any place rather storing them on our
Cloud Computing is one of the most popular computing technology. It allows organizations to use resources like hardware, software and IT applications as a service through the internet or web without physically holding these resources internally. So, organization need not worry about the maintenance of these resources. These cloud applications and services can be accessed not only by PCs but also using mobile devices, such as smart phones and tablets (Dutta, Peng, & Choudhary, 2013). Furthermore, this model also provides on demand supply of resources on pay-as-you-go basis. These advantages make cloud computing more popular among other technologies.
Cloud computing is a significant advancement in the technology that cab widely be used in all types of organizations; either big or small. We have entered in the technological era where organization is represented by the type of cloud computing it uses. It influences the functioning and operations of the organization in many ways, encompassing the human resources, stakeholders, processes and strategies, and the inter-linked systems. When on one hand it has many advantages, including effective management and proper distribution of information over the internet, it can turn out to be disastrous as well. It adds to
Cloud computing is a topic of which much is assumed. The average person recognizes the term “cloud computing” as having to do with their storage from their iPad or iPhone on the online storage area which syncs their Apple devices to their computer. This common cloud is called the iCloud. That is where common knowledge ends about this topic. However, upon further exploration, a deeper understanding is gained with greater explanation, and it is realized that cloud computing is something that is used all of the time on many levels of everyday technology. While the terminology remains cryptic to the mind of most people, the concepts behind the practical uses of cloud computing become quite clear. It is relatable and understandable. Upon this revelation, the iCloud is recognized as the tip of the preverbal iceberg when speaking about cloud computing. It is important to discuss and further understand the many types of cloud computing as well as the various applications to life through technology. This affects how information is stored online, computers are protected, information is secured, emails are processed, and many other factors that are taken for granted in the world of technology. Cloud computing is a general term used to describe how information is stored, utilized, and accessed over the internet. There is no cloud, but the word cloud gives the connotation of an abstract place which is known to exist but is too vast to touch or contain (Griffith,
This project is going to discuss about the Cloud Computing and its application in business. To briefly describe what cloud
The cloud computing is noting but storing the data and information n the internet, instead of saving the data on the computer hard drive. Since the data and information are stored in the cloud, it becomes easy to access the data from anywhere in the world (Griffith, 2016). Due to the data availability the data integrity is affected in the cloud. Cloud provides a flexible bandwidth, if the organization demands increases we can scale up the cloud capacity. The maintenance cost is low (cloud , 2015). Due to this reasons the organizations are moving towards the cloud.
Cloud computing has transformed the way applications and services are exchanged between businesses and their customers. Cloud computing eradicates the complexities and costs involved in the purchase, configurement and management of the hardware and software’s which are required to build and deploy these applications as a service over the cloud. The cloud is operated through the Internetwork protocol and has the features of virtualization, grid computing, autonomic and utility computing. The end users (customers) generally use web-browsers, desktops, mobile applications over the internet to get access to the cloud services but they do not have any control over the cloud operations. As it requires less infrastructure investment and maintenance, more and more small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are moving towards cloud computing. (R, 2012)
Universities which play the fundamental role in cultivating tomorrow’s society are nowadays facing difficulties in terms of providing the necessary resources which are essential in the educational needs .This brought the need of Cloud Computing. Cloud computing provides the necessary flexibility over the Internet in delivering the models that uses powerful systems and networks having distributed hardware and the software. The use and cost of cloud computing varies depending on the user and how much he uses it. In this paper, I discuss about basic concepts of cloud computing along with its current and future applications, technical issues, trade-offs and highlight on how on cloud computing Technology can be implemented in university environment making an effort to reduce the cost and improve service.