Defining the Cloud

Introduction

Let us start with understanding what the cloud is all about. Going to the cloud means that resources are owned and managed by a third-party provider rather than the end-user. Therefore, we do not have to worry about hard drives, main-frames, or any hardware and software.

Cloud definition

Cloud computing is defined as a model for convenient on-demand network access to shared pools of configurable computing resources, enabling ubiquitous that can be released with minimal management effort and rapidly provisioned and or service provider interaction.

Features of cloud computing

Features of cloud computing are as follows :

Resource Pooling: Resource Pooling refers to the ability of the cloud to pull the computing resources to provide services to multiple organizations with the help of a multi-tenant model. Various physical and virtual resources can be assigned and reassigned depending on the needs of the customer.

Easy Maintenance: Cloud Computing makes improvements to itself by making gradual advancements every time by easily maintaining the servers and providing low downtime or no downtime in some cases.

On-Demand Self Service: One of the essential and valuable features of Cloud Computing is that the user can continuously monitor the server uptime, capacity, and allocated network storage. In addition, the user also can monitor the computing capabilities.

Availability: Cloud capabilities can be modified according to use and can be extended significantly. Cloud analyzes the user’s storage needs and allows them to purchase extra Cloud storage if required for a minimal fee.

Large Network Access: Data can be accessed in the cloud or uploaded from any device, provided the user has a device and internet connection. These capabilities are available across the ...