When ever someone had asked or giving an information about the term cloud computing is___.
You may be like day dreaming about yourself flying on cloud ? and don't understand a thing.
What the hell is cloud & cloud computing?
Let's get the into deep
Cloud computing: Cloud(A virtual warehouse) where you can store data,services , hosting services like websites etc. But you don't have to own a computer,Data stroing devices & processors ,large power supply nothing .
Data is stored forever until some mishaps or you delete it.
Entering into cloud computing is necessary: Evolution
It all started from 90s removing desktop computers as server we introduced the real thing called servers.
Dedicated server :
The complete server , resources and access is all dedicated to you focusing only on one website.
•Very expensive
•High speed
•Managing things like security,back up etc. on server is done by you.
Uses:
A website seeing high level of traffic ,web applications etc.
(One application or one website)
For eg: Facebook
Virtual Private Server (VPS):
The complete server is all yours but resources (Ram,CPU etc.) are shared to host many websites and web applications
•expensive
•shared speed and memory
Used:
When you want to host many websites and web apps .
Shared hosting
One server is dedicated to a lot of users hosting many websites ,web apps etc.
Resources (ram, CPU etc.)are shared between users.
•very cheap
•very limited
Used:
When you are just starting to host something
Like starting a small website
Shared hosting was good but what if server goes down or destroyed etc.
This means we need lot of servers
Then the idea of cloud computing began
Cloud hosting :
Multiple servers acting as a single machine hosting many websites /apps and used by many users
Top 5 benefits shows that Cloud computing is the best
•flexible
•scalable
•secure
•cost effective (pay as you go)
•high configurability
•Use when your website/web apps is receiving a fluctuating high to low traffic
•Your website /app is related to online services like social media platforms eg: Twitter, Instagram etc.
Video watching platforms like Netflix etc.
Cloud computing is used by many well known companies
Netflix
Xerox
Pinterest
Instagram
Etsy
Apple
MediaMath
Cloud computing is even used by you everyday!!
Google drive,gmails, Watching online shows ,paying online , shopping etc.
Soon it will rule the world of data storing & processing.
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