TradeFlock – The Cloud Computing Jan 2018 | Page 6

What is Cloud Computing?
Today, we are seeing technology moving to the cloud. It’s not just a trend—the shift from traditional way businesses to the
Internet has steadily gained speed over the last 10 years. So, basically what is cloud computing? No wonder the word “cloud”
in cloud computing is evolved from the habit of drawing the internet as a fluffy cloud in network diagrams and the popular
meaning refers to the storing and running workloads over the internet instead of your computer’s hard drive.
Simply we can say the cloud computing is the delivery of on-demand computing services—servers, storage, databases, net-
working, software, analytics and more—over the Internet on a pay-for-use-basis. Companies providing computing services
are called cloud providers and through cloud computing, users can access software and applications from wherever they need,
without being worry about things such as storage and power, they can simply enjoy the end result.
With a cloud app, the user needs to open a browser, log in, customize the app, and start using it without installing any
software or buying hardware. In the cloud, you can run any kind of app like video-conferencing on Skype, Manage your
Sales & Customer Service functions or can build your own social, mobile, and real-time employee apps. The time to time
upgrades in cloud computing is making business applications more motile and collaborative.
Who Uses the Cloud?
Today, a cloud has become integral to our daily lives. Without the cloud life would be unthinkable: there would be no
Facebook, no Twitter, no Gmail, and no Spotify. Due to its popularity, many companies are rebranding their non-cloud
products and services as “cloud computing.” Millions of organizations rely on cloud services from document creation and
backup to social CRM and accounts.
Companies or Organizations with over 35,000 employees use an average of 565 cloud services
Over 1.4 billion people around the world use Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Most Internet users rely on cloud-based email services like Gmail and Yahoo! Mail to
send and receive their message
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