Introduction With the Internet, users have been able to access information faster than ever. Today, users have the ability to utilize cloud technologies to access information and services. Users no longer have to rely on the processing power of their personal computer (PC) to complete task or limit the ability of accessing pictures or document to a physical location such as their hard drive on their PC. The Internet is a large network that is continues to provide more services and opportunities. The Internet is support by a large network of routers, switches, and servers. Understanding how to network terms and utilization will continue to allow business and user to optimize the utilization of the Internet and cloud computing.
Ways users use applications in the cloud in today’s business environment As information technology continues to improve, applications no longer are limited to being installed locally on a physical computer or server. Cloud computing now allows applications be access via a virtual solution knows as the "cloud". There are many essential characteristics of cloud computing such as on-demand access, pay per use, connectivity, and resource pooling (Durkee, 2010). Users must be able to trust the connectivity when relying on access an application over the internet. Today 's cloud servers are connected to high-speed networks that allow data to flow to the Internet. These high-speed networks improve reliability and expand accessibility. Cloud computing offers
There are a multitude of benefits in the utilization of cloud computing. A primary function of cloud computing is the availability of universal access to files throughout any given level of an organization. As documents and other database driven information are stored off-site, there is often a reduction of costs, due to the minimization of on site hosting software and hardware alike. The many reasons to utilize cloud computing are evident, however, as all other technological advantages, there are also a large variety of companies that offer these services with different benefits, costs and application choices. Some of the most recognized corporations offer cloud computing such as icloud, Google Apps, Amazon Cloud Drive, and many others. All organizations offer
The national Institute of Standards and Technology under the department of Commerce defines Cloud Computing as “a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction”. Another definition for cloud computing is a term used to describe a network of computers that deliver information technology
Internetworks, or the Internet, allow for the remote supplying of IT resources to the people and are directly helpful in network access in far and wide. Cloud consumers can access the cloud using only private and dedicated network links in LANs, although most clouds are Internet-enabled. The Cloud platforms generally grows in parallel with improvement in Internet connectivity and service quality, which leads to its potentiality.
Cloud computing is a new technology that comes with both benefits and drawbacks and like any new tech it can be used to great success when paired with steps to mitigate the security issues it raises. Cloud computing has become somewhat of an ambiguous term often having different meaning for different people. An article in InfoWorld (2013) stated, ”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
The focus of cloud computing is providing with scalable and a cheap on-demand computing infrastructure with a good quality of service levels. The process of the cloud computing involves a set of network enabled services that can be accessed in a simple and general way. Cloud computing provides with a unique value proposition for any organization to outsource their information and communication technology infrastructure. Moreover, the concept itself provides with a value proposition for an organization as using the cloud saves on cost, resources, and staff, and business opportunities for the organization (Katzan). An extensive connectivity of
Cloud computing is storing and surveying data and programs over the internet rather than the computer's hard drive. Moreover, the cloud is a personification for the internet. It is linked to flowcharts and presentations that epitomize a huge, server-farm infrastructure of the internet as a puffy, white cumulus cloud, acquiring connections and dispensing information as it floats.
Cloud computing can be understood as a multifaceted infrastructure of hardware, software, storage and processing available to be used as a service. With the use of cloud computing, without even knowing how it works, one can access a large number of the most sophisticated supercomputers of the world and their respective processing powers without being overwhelmed with space or information. Cloud computing allows access to computer networks located at various places in the world and thus offers the speed of
Cloud computing is an emerging model where users can gain access to their applications from anywhere through their connected devices. A simplified user interface makes the infrastructure supporting the applications transparent to users. The applications reside in massively-scalable data centers where compute resources can be dynamically provisioned and shared to achieve significant economies of scale. A strong service management platform results in near-zero incremental management costs when more IT resources are added to the cloud. The proliferation of smart mobile devices, high speed wireless connectivity, and rich browser-based Web 2.0 interfaces has made the network-based cloud computing model not only practical but
The ever-changing demands and innovations keep on bringing new changes in information technology. Currently, cloud computing is considered as the most critical application to Web 2.0 which has revolutionized content sharing platforms. Web 2.0 is characterized by higher user interactivity, enhanced communication channels, and more pervasive network connectivity (Fuchs et al., 2013). On the other hand, cloud computing refers to technology model for enabling ubiquitous access to computing services such as a database, storage, and servers over the internet, also known as the cloud (Mathkunti, 2014).
Cloud computing has taken the reigns over our information technology world. Less and less companies and individuals are relying on local software, platform and infrastructure for their computing needs. Instead companies who offer web based cloud-computing services can supply the essential IT needs of any organization without the company having to deal with physical hardware. The cloud is defined as "Cloud computing is on-demand access to virtualized IT resources that are housed outside of your own data center, shared by others, simple to use, paid for via subscription, and accessed over the Web."(3) In order to answer the question of whether cloud computing is truly a general-purpose utility suitable for all one must
The Cloud Computing refers to “Computing over the Internet”.It came from Grid,utility and web services.It is a combination of network,servers,storage ,operating system and virtualization technologies to form a shared infrastructure that enables web-based value added services.End users access cloud-based applications through a web browser or a light-weight desktop or mobile application.The business software and user 's data are stored on servers at a remote location. The cloud model comprises five
Abstract: Cloud computing is an efficient and highly scalable technology that enables enterprise information, software applications and web applications to be stored and executed from a remote infrastructure. It is a highly cost-effective infrastructure that runs on highly optimized and fabricated hardware. Since its inception the demand is constantly growing in the software and tech industry which has led to a drastic increase in the energy consumption of data centers and other hosting sites. High power consumption not only contributes to high operational cost but also leads to high carbon emissions which not environment friendly. Thus energy efficient hardware and software solutions are in need to mitigate the harmful effects of Cloud computing technology on environment. In order to design a power efficient system for Cloud infrastructure, thorough analysis of the Cloud computing needs to be done and that knowledge has to be mapped to low level platform developers, network engineers, hardware manufacturers and software engineers. A comprehensive design after considering all the factors and elements of Cloud computing and its application would achieve an environment friendly system.
Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient access to network requests to a shared pool of configurable computing resources which can be provisioned rapidly and released with minimal steering effort or service provider
Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction[NIST].
This technology named as Cloud Technology or Cloud Computing was just a buzzword during the early 2010 but became more prominent and was widely adopted by 2012.Internet in other terms can be termed as a “cloud”. There are two words that define Cloud computing the most: Web Applications. Any organization using huge clusters of computers which require high performance through the host of services available use cloud computing. [1, 2]