When a company chooses to “migrate to the cloud,” it means its IT infrastructure is stored off-site, in a data center maintained by the cloud service provider. Industry-leading cloud providers are responsible for IT infrastructure management, application integration, and developing the new functionality and capabilities of the client in order to keep up with market requirements.
Cloud computing provides customers with greater ease of use, scale and flexibility. Instead of spending money and resources on legacy IT systems, customers can focus on more strategic tasks. They can quickly access the computing resources they need—and only pay for what they need, without making significant upfront investments.
There are many mainstream trends that are driving business – across all industries – towards cloud adoption. For most organizations, the current way of doing business may not provide the speed to develop the platform or may not provide the flexibility to compete. The violent revolution in data created by the increasing number of digital businesses is pushing the cost and complexity of data center storage toward new levels—requiring new IT analytical skills and tools.
Modern cloud solutions help businesses meet the challenges of the digital age. Organizations have the ability to respond quickly to a complex and highly fast-paced business landscape rather than manage their IT. With modern cloud economics, the cloud delivers business value and reduces cost, helping organizations realize their full business potential as they spend on the cloud.
Cloud computing provides a superior alternative to traditional IT, including these areas:
Cost—eliminate capital expenditure
Speed—provides space for immediate development and testing
Global scale—flexibly expand
Productivity—increased collaboration, predictable performance, and customer isolation
Performance—Better price/performance for cloud-native workloads
Reliability—Override failures, scalability, and distributed systems across all services
There are three main types of cloud services: Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Not only does it unite a one-size-fits-all approach to cloud, it’s primarily about finding a solution that fits your business requirements.