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It is funny how history repeats itself. There has been one trend in computing for the last three decades: big, centralized, mainframe systems have been "out," and do-it-yourself, personalized PCs have been "in."
Early in the 1980s, when personal computers became the norm, you had to buy "data-processing" services from another company that had its own expensive computer systems and did number-crunching; today, an office worker can get the same results via off-the-shelf software.
Almost 40 years after the emergence of do-it-yourself computer technology, many companies are realizing, once again, that buying computer services makes more sense than doing it on their own. The new trend known as cloud computing is related to the expanding Internet. But what is cloud computing? What does it do? Let us find out!
Cloud Computing is the concept of managing all applications, information, and resources over the Internet. Cloud computing, specifically the term "cloud", refers to the nature and structure of cloud computing. It is the process of connecting users to online services through virtualized environments that are hosted over the Internet.
A notable example of cloud computing is Google Workspace, which drops the need for installed word processing software, in-house email servers, multiple IT (Information Technology) personnel, and many more cost-saving benefits.
Cloud technology could have the most significant impact on public and private organizations in the form of cost savings and increased competitiveness of IT services, coupled with the development of new services, but it may have other positive effects on end-users. Take a look at the benefits:
Cloud-based applications do not require the processing power or hard drive space of traditional desktop software or even a DVD drive. Thus, Cloud-based applications require no powerful computer and are cost-efficient.
A computer’s performance is better if there are fewer apps using memory. As cloud-based services use fewer processes and programs, desktop computers run faster when they use them.
Updates to a cloud-based application occur automatically and are available as soon as a user logs in. If you access a web-based application, the latest version is regularly available instantly, with no need to upgrade.
With cloud computing, you can store unlimited amounts of data. Computer hard drives are insignificant compared to cloud storage. However, large-scale storage, even in the cloud, is not often free but useful in the long run.
In contrast to desktop computing, where data can be destroyed by a hard drive crash, a crash of a cloud computer should not affect the data it stores, as most cloud services are secured with multiple layers.
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Over a third of all IT spending worldwide is now spent on building out the infrastructure for cloud computing. In the meantime, traditional in-house IT spending is dropping as computing workloads continue to migrate to the cloud, be it vendors' public clouds or enterprise-built private clouds.
It is estimated that this year about one-third of IT spending will be spent on hosting and cloud services, showing a greater reliance on external infrastructure, applications, management, and security services. Gartner predicts that half of the global enterprises that are already using the cloud will have gone all-in in the next few years.
Even with its long history, cloud computing has only recently begun to gain traction. Companies are still deciding which applications to use to move to the cloud and when. However, the usage will only rise as organizations become more accustomed to the idea that their data is stored somewhere other than on a server in a basement.
It may not be straightforward to move the rest of enterprise computing to the cloud, however, cloud computing vendors are increasingly promoting cloud computing as a driver of digital transformation rather than focusing on cost alone. Through the cloud, companies can rethink business processes and speed up business change by blending data and organizational silos. While companies looking to boost momentum around digital transformation may find this argument appealing, others may find their enthusiasm for cloud computing waning as switching costs increase.
In the end, cloud computing is here to stay and will continue to rock the world in years to come. The cloud will one day be available to everyone. IT hosting and desktop computing might disappear soon. The introduction of ioMoVo has simplified cloud storage even further. ioMoVo is a comprehensive solution for Cloud Storage and Digital Media Needs. Users can easily move files between all integrated cloud storage and even migrate from one storage service to another - for example, from ioMoVo Drive to OneDrive or from Google Drive to Dropbox. So, sign up and get access to all the features of ioMoVo today.
