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celeste hanford • Jul 16, 2020
celeste hanford • Jul 16, 2020
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Do you like being able to access all of your data across several devices transparently and seamlessly? Then you already care about the cloud. Here is an easy way to know if you are using the cloud. Ask yourself this simple question, “Is it on my hardware, or someone else’s?”
If you’re not using something “in-house” you’re using the cloud. Hundreds of Data Centers around the world create what we call “the cloud”. Data Centers create resources to host services, apps, storage, and just about anything else you can imagine. Reno is home to several of these data centers. Just to name a few we have Apple Data Center in Sparks, Switch and Edgecore Data off USA Parkway, and Roller Network off Longely Lane.
Now, there are some options to think about when discussing which cloud option is right for you. You have choices on where your data can live. You can offload some of your computing needs in the cloud, and keep some on site. That would be considered a hybrid cloud.
Different cloud options have different price tags, but generally the cheapest option is to use a public cloud such as Amazon AWS or Microsoft Azure. You can use a community cloud if you have existing partnerships with other companies and share the cost of the cloud. Community Clouds enable data owners more control because they know who they are sharing equipment with and where it’s at. Plus, being able to securely configure the boxes. Do you want total control and full responsibility? Do you have enough budget to get in on the cloud but not an “on-site”? Using a data center to establish a private cloud could be the best option for you.
You can use their services and plugins to build your own things, like creating an application on AWS. That would be an example of Platform As A Service or PaaS. Maybe you just need your employees to be able to access the same information from several locations, for example Office 365? Then you should take advantage of Software As A Service or SaaS. Perhaps you can’t afford the hardware to create everything from scratch then you may need to consider Infrastructure As A Service or IaaS. Choosing the right cloud option for you can make your life easier.
So that brings us back to the main question, “Why should you care about cloud computing?” The top three reasons to choose the cloud are availability, scalability, and cost. Have you looked at the price of hardware components lately and how much real estate they take up? Nobody’s got time for that. Saving some cash can help you do more important things with your budget.
Do you remember having to wait around for websites when too many people were logged in? Getting “booted off” a page due to volume is annoying. The cloud solves that problem by scaling the necessary resources up to handle the demand resulting in a higher availability. The coolest part about elasticity is the ability to scale back down when the resources aren’t needed. The interactions we have on the internet seem almost seamless, and for that we can thank cloud computing.
Although the cloud helps solve many modern computing qualms it has a few issues you should be aware of.
If you’re data is in someone else’s possession you have no control of what happens to it. A good way to prevent any loss here is to always encrypt your data
before storing it on The Cloud, transporting it to the cloud, or accessing it within the cloud. Depending upon your contract you need to understand that you are responsible for your own data.
Which can be tricky if you don’t have your data in house. Having all of your eggs in one basket is a great example of creating a single point of failure. If there is a problem with your Cloud Service Provider then inherently there will be problems with your data. For example, one of the benefits discussed earlier is ease and accessibility. This might create a problem if credentials are stolen, or shared accounts are used, and even in some cases apps end up being deployed directly to the cloud without being checked over by IT for vulnerabilities, or compliance adherence.
You should care about Cloud Computing because it is our future.
Learning how it works, how to use it safely, and what it is capable of will give you a leg up on the future. Think about how small computers have gotten in the last decade, never mind two decades. I predict at some point we will only have enough available hardware to connect to Cloud Servicing. If this article created an itch you can't scratch, check out some of the classes at Nevada Technology Academy. We have several different classes where you can learn about The Cloud.
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