Cloud computing comes under Internet-based computing, which deals in providing shared resources for computer processing and data allocation. The services of cloud computing have a very high diversified mode of operation and to which the devices of connectivities advances from not just computers, but other internet enabled devices, and for the data in question to make it’s possible to transport from the sending device to the receiving device, it has to be done only on-demand.

The time at which a requested resource reaches to the required destination is of a very limited duration and that gives us the clue of the great role, the cloud will be playing in the computer world, with such a high speed, accuracy, and reliable flow, data transportation will become easier, faster and smarter.

The benefits of cloud stand out as unprecedented cost efficiency, scalability, flexibility, elasticity, interoperability, reliability, and security.

Standard platforms such as the mobile devices, desktops, and laptops give the end users the ability to access resources provided through cloud.

Cloud computing is a convenient mode with which data on-demand can be accessed easily through network access between several shared, multi-stream of configurable computing resource mediums (e.g. Networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be easily achieved with very limited management effort or interactions between service providers.

Cloud is such an environment where the big data of establishments, from manufacturing, Utilities to IT services can easily be stored and retrieved at will within the shortest duration of time. Amongst the categories of cloud computing types, there is SaaS, you are expected to go on a subscription basis for the services to be rendered to you and your information is stored on shared domains for easy access.

Most of the businesses, we have today, especially in utilities to be precise, all the resource allocation and retrieval to be done here is now based on the cloud. The concept of cloud computing is taking over the market as everyone’s intention is to have a handy platform to access his file, data or records and yet have an assured security over the data.

Cloud has many advantages, but one of its vital importance is; it helps to grow the customer-organization relationship, it helps to make businesses run faster and smarter, it reduces redundancy in very low level.

Cloud And Security:

It’s of great importance when we have to consider the issue of security, many organizations are there asking, where their files are stored, which domain that hosted them and how they are secured. To meet up with this challenge, the vendor of cloud solutions is taking very bold steps to lower the concern of the people by ensuring these companies or the owners of data to feel more comfortable and get a good sense of reliability on their services.

Cloud and Money Benefit:

The companies or establishments that are running their data resource, allocation and accessibility through the cloud, tend to be saving more money than the local, redundant form of file storage. The good news for cloud does not stop just in this possibility. The technological transformation that the industry is currently experiencing is a huge driver for the necessities of cloud services.

Data Storage and Cloud Computing:

Data is a very crucial term in cloud computing because that’s the main element of computing, as the storage spaces are being created is as the data to be stored is becoming very large and could be going out of bound, beyond the spaces available for its storage. But the good news is that the cloud providers are generally waking up to the fact that, there is more of what is to be stored than what is available for them and are already taking action towards it. Companies like Microsoft, Oracle and SAP are on a high pace when cloud solutions are to be considered crucial.

The more the need for the cloud solutions, the higher the returns of benefits from the market. Cloud solutions providers are really hitting big in terms of monetary gains and can be limited to a certain age, period or time because the world of today is going completely into cloud form of computing.

Some utilities will remain resistant to change, but for many, the future lies—at least partially—in the cloud.

Categories of Cloud Computing:

Cloud computing is very much achievable and understandable when we consider these three platforms: IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.

IaaS – Infrastructure as a Service

PaaS – Platform as a Service

SaaS – Software as a Service

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is a form of cloud computing that provides virtualized computing resources over the Internet. IaaS is one of three main categories of cloud computing services, alongside Software as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS). IaaS is cheaper access to infrastructure with the pay-as-you-go model.

Platform-as-a-Service (Paas)

This is the means to provide a full hardware architecture and software framework to allow applications to run. It helps to provide a huge market for customers who require flexible, robust web-based applications. This service of a platform for customer applications to run flexibly and in a robust way is made possible through Platform as a service Cloud Computing.

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)

Software-as-a-Service is a means to provide commercially available software and gives access to the internet. The license issues of their software are handled by the service providers alongside upgrades and bug fixes. Office productivity software such as Google Docs, email software, project management software, and scheduling software are examples of provisions of SaaS. Everything about the provisions of SaaS is that it all comes online, which means that you don’t have to pay for hardware to host the software. There is a very limited need for employees (and their associated salaries, benefits, office costs, etc.) to install, configure or maintain the software. The application is handled on the back end by the SaaS provider.

Conclusion:

The need to get information sharing easier is high, this stands as a great opportunity for tech giants to gain proficiently while trying to provide this resource platform for the public. The cloud solution is a place to invest, and the future of computing is not leaving this sector anytime soon. With the cloud, and having the importance of computing in mind, the future is very bright and promising.

By Chidiebere Moses Ogbodo