why do we need cloud computing?

Reshwanth S

8y1.6kAzure

i want to know about the need for cloud computing?

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Munib Butt4y ago
Cloud computing is certainly the future of all solutions. Three main things are vast availability of services, use and scale on demand and no physical structure maintenance needed.
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satheesh d4y ago
- Cloud computing is a one which delivers the on-demand computing services through the internet. This cloud computing has a lot of benefits over the commercial services.
- The cloud computing is mainly used to provide service with high secure and scalable manner with minimum cost.
- This services is mainly used to provide service with high secure and scalable manner with minimum cost.
- For example, a small development firm wants to scale up their infrastructure, by on premises. It takes more cost than the cloud computing and if they want to scale down, it is not effective with the cost. In such case they can move to cloud computing where they can scale up and down their infrastructure based on the requirements with a quick time and low cost compared to on premises.
- This cloud computing follows pay as you go methodology. This means you can pay only for the service which you have used. This leads to easy scalable and maintenance of resources. There are lot of cloud service providers are available (AWS, Azure, Google cloud).
- The Data security in the cloud computing services is very high with continuous monitoring of the resources by cloud providers. In case if any exception occurred data recovery from cloud is very easy by robust disaster recovery in the service providers. In On premises, there is a separate team required to monitor and maintain the hardware and software. But In cloud, this maintenance is also provided by service provides with low cost and highly secure manner. In simple word, instead of storing your data in a local storage, store your data in internet and it is easily accessible.
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Sagar Lad5y ago
Hi Reshwant,

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/overview/what-is-cloud-computing/
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Md Sarfaraj5y ago
Hello,
Please check out below link, I think it will help you.
https://empist.com/why-do-we-need-cloud-computing/
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Anupam Maiti5y ago
It's nothing but you are using someone else computer based on your need without making prior investment. You can pay the resources that you are using.
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Satya Karki5y ago
Hi,

check this for advantages and disadvantages:
https://www.stratospherenetworks.com/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-cloud.html
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Rijwan Ansari5y ago
Hi,

There are numerous advantages and applications for Cloud computing.
- Cost effective
- No hasstle to manage physical servers, backups
- SAL 99.99%
- Easily Scaling
- Pay for what you use
and many more

However, check this for both advantages and disadvantages
https://www.guru99.com/advantages-disadvantages-cloud-computing.html
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Željko Perić5y ago
Cloud computing is a well-designed and implemented technology,but I would never rely my own business on servers owned by strangers.

It is simply security issue.

All the best,
Željko Peric
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Ricky Philip5y ago
Cloud platforms are being used by businesses of all sizes, geographies, and sectors. Both public and private cloud usage have increased in the last year, according to a RightScale survey. Cloud computing is a concept that refers to the use of hardware and software that is delivered over the internet (usually the Internet). The word comes from the use of a cloud-shaped symbol that reflects the abstraction of a fairly complex system that allows software, hardware, computation, and remote services to work together. In general cloud providers focus on three cloud service models, i.e. PaaS, IaaS, and SaaS.

Cloud computing benefits are:
Efficiency and cost reduction
Data security
Scalability
Mobility
Disaster recovery
Control
Competitive edge
Learn more about cloud service models: https://thinkpalm.com/blogs/the-three-cloud-service-models-paas-saas-iaas-heres-how-you-can-choose-the-right-one-for-your-business/
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Ben Martin5y ago
Cloud computing is perhaps the most flamboyant technological innovation of the 21st century. This is because it has seen the fastest adoption into the mainstream than any other technology in the domain. This adoption has been fueled mainly by the ever-increasing number of smartphones and mobile devices that can access the internet. Cloud computing is not just for organizations and businesses; it’s also useful for the average person as well. It enables us to run software programs without installing them on our computers; it enables us to store and access our multimedia content via the internet, it enables us to develop and test programs without necessarily having servers and so on. Cloud computing is a 21st-century marvel that holds its importance in almost every field you can think of. Cloud computing have been proven to offer tremendous benefits to business organizations. Unraveling are these benefits broadly classified into three categories that include efficiency, flexibility, and strategic value.

Efficiency: Efficiency in business operations is achieved in the following ways through the use of cloud computing:
Accessibility; Cloud computing facilitates the access of applications and data from any location worldwide and from any device with an internet connection.

Cost savings; Cloud computing offers businesses with scalable computing resources hence saving them on the cost of acquiring and maintaining them. These resources are paid for on a pay-as-you-go basis which means businesses pay only for the resources they use. This has proven to be much cheaper than acquiring the resources on their own.

Security; Cloud providers especially those offering private cloud services, have strived to implement the best security standards and procedures in order to protect client’s data saved in the cloud.

Disaster recovery; Cloud computing offers the most efficient means for small, medium and even large enterprises to backup and restore their data and applications in a fast and reliable way.

Flexibility is achieved in the following ways when using cloud computing:
Scalability; Cloud computing is the best option for businesses with fluctuating workloads since cloud infrastructure scales depending on the demands of the business.

Tools selection; Cloud computing allows businesses to select specific prebuilt tools and features to derive solutions tailored to their specific needs.

Cloud options; Cloud computing offers private cloud, public cloud and hybrid cloud solutions each with different features. Organizations can choose these options depending on what best serves their need.
Control choices; Businesses can determine their level of control with as-a-service options offered by the cloud provider. These options include SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS.

Strategic edge: Cloud computing allows businesses to gain a strategic edge in their niche in the following ways:
Increased productivity; Cloud service providers acquire and manage underlying cloud infrastructure hence enabling businesses to focus their energies on their core business operations.
Automatic software updates; All the software applications that are accessed through the cloud are usually up-to-date. This enables businesses to access the latest features without having to maintain the system themselves.

Competitiveness; Businesses that employ cloud computing are able to maneuver more nimbly as compared to competitors who devote their energies to acquiring and maintaining IT resources.
Increased collaboration; With the capabilities of cloud computing, individuals from different places can collaborate in business projects without necessarily having to meet.

I hope this is helpful
Ben Martin

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Harsh Shah6y ago
Cloud computing provides great flexibility to access,update and maintain an important data any where any time.It provides various services like IaaS,PaaS and SaaS so we use software without installing or maintaing. It is provide data protection, scalability and cost efficiency.
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Hemant Jindal8y ago
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing services—servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics and more—over the Internet (“the cloud”). you can find more and precise details on below link
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/overview/what-is-cloud-computing/
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Tushar Dikshit8y ago
Hi ,
There are several applications of cloud computing in recent years.
Why we needed is, some of the points that justifies -

1. Application in IoT :
Internet of things idea to practical implementation is because of cloud at the core.
Also ease of use and build enterprise apps such as Uber, airbnb etc cloud computing is needed.
For it's cost effective, dynamic scalability options and securiy features.

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/iot-solutions-architecturedesign-and-business-aspects/

2. Cost effective:
Lot of money is being saved after cloud, its just like renting a car for weekend rather than buying. Data center maintenance cost is reduced.
This is like win win for technology companies and Business companies.

3. Ready to use reduce time in enterprise projects yields profit:
Infrastructure building and maintaining for development of large scale applications in big cost and time.
So cloud is needed to get that saved.
Also it reduces time to implement.
So doing more with less - less infra, less manpower andless time.
https://www.skyhighnetworks.com/cloud-security-blog/11-advantages-of-cloud-computing-and-how-your-business-can-benefit-from-them/

Technology is evoving faster than ever.
Because of need of mankind for demand of faster developemnt, faster results and want for more and more in terms of materialism. Cloud computing is product of that need. :-)
On lighter note.

Thanks
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Chanakya Jayabalan8y ago
The possiblities are limitless. Few of them are cost savings in terms of no CAPEX, scalability, security, availability, faster time to market and more.
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