Cloud Computing: Business Edge
Sucheta Arora · 2013
Cloud computing comes into focus only when you think about what IT always needs: a way to increase capacity or add capabilities on the fly without investing in new infrastructure, training new personnel, or licensing new software. Cloud computing encompasses any subscription- based or pay per use service that, in real time over the internet, extends IT’s existing capabilities. It is a style of computing which is having dynamically scalable virtualized resources provided as a service over the Internet. It reduces the time required to procure heavy resources and boot new server instances in minutes, allowing one to quickly scale capacity, both up and down, as ones requirement changes. In this article we try to cover the issues that a company needs to consider when evaluating a cloud service and also identifies some issues and risks involved in controlling cloud computing services and provides recommendations on their appropriate use. We have also discussed about the predictions and future of cloud computing, it is imperative for these enterprises to critically evaluate the feasibility of this technology for their specific businesses. Cloud Computing has many antecedents and equally as many attempts to define it. Cloud Computing offers flexibility whilst simultaneously reducing costs – with the positive side effect of sustainability.