Cloud computing is a term that refers to the sources and computer systems available on demand through the network (which can provide a number of services), and computers integrated without adherence to local resources with the aim of ease for the user. It includes resources of space for data storage, backup and sync resume, and also includes the processing capabilities of software, scheduling of tasks, push e-mail, and remote printing, and the user can control when it is connected to the network in these resources through a simple software interface simplifies and ignores many of the details and internal operations.
I would say yes depending upon implementation. If you are at an organization where when things are native ran they are slow then moving to a cloud based environment where items are much quicker will prove beneficial. Also depends on your current in house Information Technology (IT) department and what items are exactly being pushed to the cloud e.g. email. I think it is important to perform a test with the currently method of hosting against the preferred hosting method and then you will have your answers.
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Ofcourse virtualization is always better...
You have to handle less work and also need not to worry about your data as it will be stored in cloud so you can access it from any where.
Need not to purchase heavy servers and workstations for your organization.... means money can be saved for other operations...
list is very big...
All this can be happen with the proper User training and practice
An honest answer depends on many factors, and requires some investigation. Cloud is mostly about outsourcing hardware, operating systems, or even full applications to an external provider. This may be beneficial in some respects, like total cost of ownership. On the other hand performance can suffer, since you're relying on an external service over a potentially slow network line. So before taking any serious decisions - look at the details and talk them over with your IT people. Sometimes some nice inhouse servers with a good admin can be the best choice :-)
Your decision to move your data to cloud either in-premises or off-premises need to be based on whether or not you have a lot of computation and data and you do not want to spend much capital cost to buy infrastructure. Also if you have seasonal like business like an online tax preparation e-commerce that works only few months on peak. Cloud computing will definitely ease your system upgrades. Providers are responsible for security so you dont have to worry about it. Cloud computing will allow your system to scale up and down. You will be paying for only the resources you used.
Pradeep -- can you substantiate your statement, "Of course virtualization is always better." Are there no downsides to virtualization as it presently stands? I think there are and these are well documented.
Well said Bernd! If "effects" in Hasan's original query includes positive and negative impacts, there is ample documentation that both types of effects may accrue. The variables impacting effects are several -- broadly, these include client firm, cloud vendor, service requested, contractual terms, but there are many details to consider in each --- which makes a single answer that would apply to all settings impractical.
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