Small businesses - Main Target for Cloud Computing

Small Businesses - Cloud saves a lot of Money.

The Cloud Computing paradigm has been here for a while and the main users have been the medium - sized businesses. Most of the small scale businesses are deploying both hardware and software in the Cloud. Leading vendors are SalesForce, Google, Rackspace, DropBox and many others.

Major benefits from Cloud - for Small Businesses - 

• Cloud-based file-sharing
• Email with dedicated domain.
• Productivity applications Like word-processors, spreadsheet applications, calender, video conferencing, chat and work collaboration.
• e-Marketing

A survey was conducted by IT social network Spiceworks on behalf of cloud solutions vendor EMC.

The main remark of the survey has been -

Majority of the small scale businesses are using cloud-based file sharing services, such as Dropbox, Box, and others, are easy to use and employee-friendly. However, IT departments remain concerned about the security, compliance and reliability challenges these services can present.

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Top Basic Benefits of using Cloud

Top basic benefits of deploying Cloud for your Organisation.

When we need to go "CLOUD"? What are the Benefits?

1. Reduced Cost - Cloud technology is paid incrementally, saving organizations money. No need buy your own hardware.
2. Increased Storage - Organizations can store more data than on private computer systems.
3. Highly Automated - No longer do IT personnel need to worry about keeping software up to date.
4. Flexible -  Cloud computing offers much more flexibility than past computing methods.
5. More Mobility - Employees can access information wherever they are, rather than having to remain at their desks.
6. Allow IT to shift Focus - No longer having to worry about constant server updates and other computing issues, government organizations will be free to concentrate on innovation.

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India Government Goes Cloud

Indian Government Goes "CLOUD"

Big news for Indian Cloud Geeks

Yesterday, the Economic Times stated that, Indian government has decided to place some critical Information on dedicated private clouds.

The government is planning to establish a national level cloud based network connecting the individual state level data centers. Indian IT department has sent proposals to national IT giants like Hewlett Packard (HP), IBM, Cisco (CSCO) and Dell to set up and maintain private clouds in each state.

Indian Government goes "CLOUD"

Here's what Economic Times have to say - 

"India’s Department of Information Technology is planning to set up a national cloud based network that connects all state data centers which would make that the backbone of national e-governance plan, which when completed would deliver many government to citizen and government business services via the internet. In effect, each of the 28 states and 7 union territories will now have a private cloud of their own. The Department of IT has invited proposals from IT companies like Hewlett Packard (HP), IBM, Cisco (CSCO) and Dell to set up and maintain private clouds in each state. The move may cost the government less than (around 100 million rupees), and will help the exchequer prevent waste of money on duplication of resources.”

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Future of Cloud Computing - What's next?

Future of Cloud Computing? 

What's next? What's your opinion? Post your Comments.

Recently, Google unveiled Google Fiber, broadband Internet that is 100 times faster than what we currently have today. Now it's been tested. Faster Internet speed means larger files can be stored and downloaded from the cloud.

Read more about it -

Google Fiber shows speeds 100 times faster than regular a cable Internet

The future of cloud computing is certainly exciting, but moving more of our lives online means we will inevitably have to consider 

• privacy, 
• security, 
• ownership and even 
• energy consumption. 

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Risks of Cloud Computing

Risks in Cloud Computing?

Is Cloud Computing worth the Risk?

We have several books and corporate websites providing pros/ advantages/ benefits of using Cloud services. Let's straight away focus on its cons.

Moving everything to the cloud seems inevitable at this point, but as more people rely on the cloud services, security risks will naturally be heightened.

Recent Security breaches in Cloud Computing.

Wired senior writer Mat Honan reported that because of what was initially fraudulent phone calls, several of his online accounts were breached, including his iCloud account. Honan's iPhone, iPad and MacBook were remotely wiped because the hack had access to his iCloud account.

Other Cloud Hack Links -

CNET: Journalist blames Apple for allowing iCloud hack

Apple, Amazon make changes after journalist's hack

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has doubts about cloud computing

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak recently expressed his doubts about cloud computing, saying that "the more we transfer everything onto the web, onto the cloud, the less we're going to have control over it."

Soon after Google launched Google Drive, questions were raised over who owns the files uploaded to the service. The reality is that users own their content, but Google can use it for the purposes listed in their terms of service - below.

"Some of our Services allow you to submit content. You retain ownership of any intellectual property rights that you hold in that content. In short, what belongs to you stays yours.

When you upload or otherwise submit content to our Services, you give Google (and those we work with) a worldwide license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works (such as those resulting from translations, adaptations or other changes we make so that your content works better with our Services), communicate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute such content. The rights you grant in this license are for the limited purpose of operating, promoting, and improving our Services, and to develop new ones. This license continues even if you stop using our Services (for example, for a business listing you have added to Google Maps)."

However, that doesn't mean the search engine giant will frivolously use your photos and documents for promotional purposes. The simple truth is we don't know what Google might do with our data.

Continued .. Next Post -> Future of Cloud Computing? What's next?

"CLOUD" Computing for Everyone - Explained

Cloud Computing for Everyone.

What actually is Cloud Computing?

Cloud computing makes it possible to access photos, videos or documents from any computer with an Internet connection.  

Most people use a form of cloud computing everyday, but the term has yet to become instilled in everyone's lexicon. 

Think of the cloud as a disk drive that is owned by a company like Google or Apple, which stores all of your files in a remote location - typically at a server farm. The cloud makes it possible to access photos, videos or documents from any computer with an Internet connection.

This video (Taken from Go Grid) provides a complete picture about "Cloud Computing" in a simplified way. Everyone can understand it.

Many of us use cloud computing everyday, with sites like Facebook, Netflix or Gmail. Photos and videos are stored on Facebook servers, which are retrieved from any computer with an Internet connection.

We can store documents, photos or videos online with services like Google Drive, Microsoft SkyDrive or Amazon Cloud Drive.

Going a step further, Apple's iCloud, Dropbox and Google Drive actually sync files between multiple devices and the cloud. If iCloud is enabled and you take a photo with your iPhone, it will automatically show up on your iPad and MacBook.

Coming up - Next Post - Risks of Cloud Computing.