What Is Cloud Computing Anyway?

Cloud computing relies on the pooling of resources to attain coherence and economies of scale, much like a utility or electricity grid over a network. At the very foundation of cloud computing is the much larger concept of converged infrastructure and communing services. 

The cloud also concentrates on making the most of the possibilities of the collective resources. Cloud resources are normally not just shared by multiple users but are also dynamically reallocated for demand. This could work for allocating resources to users. For instance, a cloud computer facility that serves European users during European business hours with a specific application (like email) may reallocate the same resources to serve American users throughout North America's business hours with another application (e.g., a web server). This approach will optimize the usage of computing power thus decreasing ecological damage as well since less power, air-conditioning, rackspace, and so on are expected for a number of functions. With cloud computing, multiple users can access one server to retrieve and update data without purchasing licenses for separate applications.

The term "moving to cloud" also relates to an organization moving away from a traditional CAPEX model (buy the dedicated hardware and depreciate it over a time period) to the OPEX model (use a shared cloud infrastructure and pay as one uses it).

Cloud computing enables businesses to steer clear of upfront infrastructure costs, and concentrate on projects that distinguish their businesses as opposed to infrastructure. Cloud computing also allows enterprises to get their applications running quicker, with better manageability and decreased maintenance, and enables in-house IT to more rapidly relocate resources to meet changing and volatile business demand.

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