What is Cloud Computing ?

December 18th, 2008 | No Comments | Tags:   Share  | What is Cloud Computing ?

Cloud Computing is more than a technology. It is more than a platform. It is more than just a hosting provider. It is more than just an application hosted as a service. It is more than providing storage services on the internet.It is a combination of all the above. 

In today’s economic environment as Enterprises try to balance out and optimize their IT budgets, Cloud computing can be an effective strategy to reduce the IT operations and management costs and free up critical resources and  budget for discretionary innovative projects. Typically, Enterprises have a 80/20 split between regular ongoing IT operations cost which includes hardware, software licensing costs, development, data center maintenance etc Vs new investment for solving critical business needs which is critical for businesses to survive in these challenging times.

Cloud Computing can have a significant impact in this by reducing the footprint of IT operations by taking out the upfront capital investments needed for hardware and software licensing. It enables a Use what you Need and Pay for what you Use cost model. This will enable businesses to invest on innovative solutions that will help them address key customer challenges instead of worrying about operational details.