Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: Cloud computing is a form of distributed architecture that offers resources centrally to its customers.Customers can later use these resources to create web services for end-users.The concept that cloud service providers use is similar to internet service providers who provide broadband on per use basis.Centrally provided resources can be on-demand network access, storage access, server access, application access which can be managed without much vendor interference at the click of a button.These resources can be categorized into software as a service(SaaS), platform as a service(PaaS) and infrastructure as a service(IaaS)[1-3].Various organizations make use of these services as they need to pay for the resources they are using on a per unit basis.In case of startups who are severely constrained on funding cloud computing is an economical solution since they need not go ahead and procure resources and can make use of resources on consumption basis.Another advantage with cloud computing is that one can use software or platform or infrastructure for business needs without having to necessarily manage it.Earlier this idea was restricted to only academic arena and later spread to the corporate sector with companies like IBM, Microsoft and Oracle heavily investing in the concept of utility computing.Another advantage in the concept of cloud computing is that customer can rent resources based on their requirements which is financially very viable.Cloud computing concept shall facilitate easy and faster access of applications over mobile devices by making the heavy applications lightweight in nature.Customers need not bother to secure the platform or software or infrastructure from malicious threats since the onus of managing the resource lies with the cloud service provider.
DOI: 10.21172/1.74.042
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W3151858017