{"id":104,"date":"2010-05-21T04:11:10","date_gmt":"2010-05-21T04:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kuulstuff.com\/blog\/?p=104"},"modified":"2010-05-25T00:42:59","modified_gmt":"2010-05-25T05:42:59","slug":"cloud-computing-the-next-big-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/cloud-computing-the-next-big-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud Computing &#8211; The Next Big Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kuulstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cloud-Computing21.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kuulstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cloud-Computing2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"135\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/cloud-computing-the-next-big-thing\/cloud-computing2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cloud-Computing2.jpg?fit=435%2C317\" data-orig-size=\"435,317\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cloud-Computing2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cloud-Computing2.jpg?fit=300%2C218\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cloud-Computing2.jpg?fit=435%2C317\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-135\" title=\"Cloud-Computing2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kuulstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cloud-Computing2-300x218.jpg?resize=300%2C218\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cloud-Computing2.jpg?resize=300%2C218 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cloud-Computing2.jpg?w=435 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kuulstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cloud-Computing2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cloud computing is based on the internet (<strong>Cloud<\/strong>) for developing computer technology (<strong>Computing<\/strong>). It involves delivering hosted services over the internet.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1297284887870121\";\n\/* Savanna, 728x90, created 5\/24\/10 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"1110825069\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 728;\ngoogle_ad_height = 90;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><br \/>\n<a title=\"Gartner Says Cloud Computing Will Be As Influential As E-business\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gartner.com\/it\/page.jsp?id=707508\" target=\"_blank\">Gartner <\/a>have said that \u201cCloud computing heralds an evolution of business that is no less influential than e-business\u201d. It does add though that \u201ccloud computing is very much an evolving concept that will take many years to fully mature\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u00a0<a title=\"10 Things About Cloud Computing You Don't Already Know\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cioupdate.com\/features\/article.php\/3883126\/Up-in-the-Cloud---10-Things-About-Cloud-Computing-You-Dont-Already-Know.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Robert McGarvey<\/a> says that by 2012 only 21% of businesses will not be using Cloud Computing and 20% of businesses will own no IT assets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Significance<span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Information Technology faces continuous requirement of extending the resources without increasing the cost. Cloud computing can assist IT in increasing the capacity and adding capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Cloud computing supports latest models for IT services that are developed over the internet. It involves the provision of dynamic, scalable and virtual resources as a service over the internet. Cloud Computing helps reduce IT infrastructure costs and enhances competitive advantage in an IT company. It can support additional users and can create flexible IT environment.<\/p>\n<p>A recent study by Aberdeen Group revealed that companies adopting Cloud Computing have reduced IT costs by 18% and data center power consumption by 16%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applications<span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Companies such as Microsoft, Google, Salesforce.com, NetSuite, and Amazon among others have deployed Cloud Computing in their services. The three main services supported by Cloud Computing are:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><strong>Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)<\/strong>:\u00a0With Cloud Computing, infrastructure vendors can provide physical storage and processing capabilities to support services on the internet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><strong>Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)<\/strong>:\u00a0With Cloud Computing, companies can encapsulate a layer of service and provide it as a platform. The users can build higher-level services using the applications from platforms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><strong>Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)<\/strong>:\u00a0With Cloud Computing, companies can offer applications on the internet as a service and on demand. A single instance of the software runs on the cloud and can serve multiple users or organisations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Advantages<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gartner stresses that Cloud computing is emerging at the convergence of three major trends service orientation, virtualization and standardization of computing through Internet. Here are some advantages of Cloud computing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scalability<\/li>\n<li>Cost saving<\/li>\n<li>Business agility<\/li>\n<li>Disaster recovery<\/li>\n<li>Built-in backup<\/li>\n<li>Device independence<\/li>\n<li>Security<\/li>\n<li>Location independence<\/li>\n<li>Maintenance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Disadvantages<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cloud Computing has numerous advantages such as continuous data access, virtual storage, pay-by-use model, scalability and so on.<\/p>\n<p>However, here are some of the challenges of Cloud Computing:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Security of the data stored on the internet<\/li>\n<li>Reliability on external sources and third party hosts for data supply<\/li>\n<li>Dependency on internet and connectivity<\/li>\n<li>Difficulty in managing multiple platforms or multiple clouds which enterprises require<\/li>\n<li>Slow connectivity for web-based applications<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Cloud Computing is often confused with Grid Computing, Utility Computing and Autonomic Computing. The challenges and developments in the topic make it interesting and essential for research.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Products<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IBM, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, HP, VMWare are some of the largest vendors of clouds. Here are some of the examples of cloud computing.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Web mail: Google, Yahoo, Microsoft<\/li>\n<li>Online storage services: Humyo, ZumoDrive, Microsoft\u2019s SkyDrive, S3 from Amazon<\/li>\n<li>Online collaboration tools: Google Wave, Spicebird, Mikogo, Stixy, Vyew<\/li>\n<li>Online suites: Google suite, Ajax13, ThinkFree and Microsoft\u2019s Office Live.<\/li>\n<li>Virtual computing platforms: Amazon\u2019s EC2, Open source platforms such as AbiCloud, Elastichosts and NASA\u2019s Nebula<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a title=\"Five cloud computing myths exploded\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.co.uk\/news\/it-at-work\/2009\/02\/02\/five-cloud-computing-myths-exploded-39605991\/\" target=\"_blank\">ZDNet <\/a>has analyzed common myths of cloud computing to bust the common misconceptions in that area. Cloud computing is here to stay and will bring in major developments in IT services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cloud computing is based on the internet (Cloud) for developing computer technology (Computing). It involves delivering hosted services over the internet. The article briefs the basics of cloud computing.<a href=\"http:\/\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/cloud-computing-the-next-big-thing\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Cloud Computing &#8211; The Next Big Thing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[59,57,56,55,54,60,58],"class_list":["post-104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","tag-advantages","tag-applications","tag-challenges","tag-cloud-computing","tag-gartner","tag-products","tag-significance"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4AvRz-1G","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1644,"url":"http:\/\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/amazon-web-services-aws-cloud-practitioner-test\/","url_meta":{"origin":104,"position":0},"title":"Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Practitioner Test","author":"admin","date":"August 11, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Practitioner Certification is the first step into cloud computing with Amazon Web Services (AWS). 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