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What the Heck is Cloud Computing, Anyway?

Cloud Computing and Your Business

Life in “The Cloud” is becoming ever more popular for everyone

from gamers to business executives.

The reason for this? Convenience,

adaptability, and mobility.

From secure storage and file sharing to virtual offices;

from reduced capital investments to improved system

management;

from expanded resources to

improved communication,

the cloud offers all of these things and more.

What is the cloud?

As with most emerging technologies, many people have differing ideas

about what “The Cloud” is all about.

Essentially, cloud computing is about offering choices and

increased versatility,

with every tool you need to be productive available 24/7, 365 in a

secure, online environment.

In fact, if you have a Hotmail or Gmail

account, you’re already using cloud computing,

because the email program you use is

hosted off-site.

Cloud power allows you to do the same thing with virtually every program and

app your organization uses,

hosting them for you in a secure, off-site environment.

The Private Cloud vs. The Public Cloud

There are basically two types of cloud service to choose from –

public and private, but with a twist:

The Public Cloud

The Public Cloud allows your organization to access secure storage and applications available to everyone, reducing investments in hardware,

programs, and bandwidth.

The service is scalable to your

needs and you only pay for what you

use.

The Public Cloud from Microsoft can include access to Office 365

Or to limited Office web apps in SkyDrive, and many other productivity tools that

your organization uses every day.

The Private Cloud

The Private Cloud is tailored to the specific

needs of your organization and is

offered to a very limited number of users; those within your organization

only.

It provides increased data security and enhanced control, as the

“customer base” is highly limited to those within your company.

The Private Cloud from Microsoft, called Azure, can include full access to all

features of Office and Outlook

And the system is tailored to the specific needs of your organization.

The Hybrid Cloud

The Hybrid Cloud combines the two services for you, essentially creating a

virtual private network (VPN) for critical data,

while also allowing you to communicate with others outside the network, such

as clients, in a secure environment.

Microsoft SkyDrive and Microsoft Azure Cloud

Services

Microsoft offers two cloud based services, with Office 365 as a minimal

alternative to the two.

It gets a bit confusing but let’s try to understand what they are offering…

Microsoft SkyDrive and Office 365 – are both Public Cloud offerings.

Office 365 is basically a cloud-based version of

Office for use with mobile devices,

while SkyDrive is a full-service cloud-

based solution.

The free version of SkyDrive offers the user 7GB of online storage, combined with fully functional sharing and real-time collaboration,

as well as minimal office functionality,

through Office Web Apps.

Increased storage and functionality are available for a surprisingly

modest annual fee.

Microsoft Azure – on the other hand, can be structured as a complete virtual

office,

offering all the functionality of an on-premises system but with

increased access for the entire organization.

It is a pay-per-usage system, based upon terabytes of data used.

Azure offers big data storage, access to virtually any operating system, virtual machine usage, website hosting, server hosting, access

to unlimited apps, and networking.

It is truly a virtual office environment.

While the idea of cloud computing can be confusing, we believe it helps to think of it like this; whatever your current system

can do, the cloud can also do for you.

As long as your internet connection is running, every app and system

you have in place will be available to every

person in your organization 24/7, 365.

No more server downtime; no more investments in new hardware; no more

buying and maintaining operating systems and software programs.

They are all available to you in The Cloud.

Discover more from our article series

about your business working in the

Cloud.

http://nssit.com/tag/cloud-computing/

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