What is Cloud Computing?
Cloud computing means customers can receive the services of servers, i.e., storage of data or running programs, without using their own machines for the purpose. It makes the system universal, and all over the world, anyone is able to receive the information.
To illustrate what cloud computing is, take, for instance, the online storage services that include Dropbox and Google Drive. It makes us feel able to keep documents at a different address and open or save them on any connected terminal, whatever device this is.
The non-public sector needs to spend time and money to substantially expand its information technology infrastructure. IT infrastructure improvement is not an easy task, especially when we are handling resource and time management on campus as well. Cloud computing can be an awful lot for the Microsoft world. Provisioned virtual data centers are machines that are web-based and provide all the software and hardware we need when we need them. Hence, dG could be a unique technology for them to directly link to the cloud and access all the resources at their demand. It helps minimize costs and enables scaling up and down in synchronization with company inputs.
Cloud computing services are of three main types:
- IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service): Companies can rent the processing hardware power if they need it.
- PaaS (Platform as a Service): It provides developers with platform-specific requirements and ready-made tools to build applications.
- SaaS (Software as a Service): Being a subscription-based way to use programs.
Cloud Computing vs Internet of Things
Smart devices and the Internet of Things (IoT), together with cloud computing, are the major trends now emerging along with the evolution of modern technologies. Have you ever experienced the amazement of how your smart watch somehow keeps getting information on time by itself and even sends notifications right to your cloud storage?
Such smart devices give way to innovative technologies that, in return, have become an integral part of our lives, work, and the natural environment by allowing devices to connect among themselves in a smart environment. The greatest distinction between cloud computing and the Internet of Things (IoT) is that cloud computing offers the service in a hosted model. Unlike that, the Internet of Things connects the network to the sharing and processing of smart devices’ decision data.