Cloud Services

Cloud computing is a general term that relates to delivering hosted services over the Internet. These services can be spread across into three categories: Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).

Cloud computing can be separated into private or public cloud technology. A private cloud is a proprietary network or a data center that supplies hosted services to companies or individuals that wish to setup online service. Public cloud system provides services to any internet user. When a service provider uses public cloud resources to create their private cloud, the result is called a virtual private cloud.

Cloud computing services therefore differs from the traditional computing methods in that it transforms the idea of delivering Information Technology as a product into delivering it as a service.

The broad interest is quite understandable as it considerably enables IT organizations to become cost effective. This has allowed numerous businesses access to excellent Information technologies that would previously be out of financial reach. For example by centralizing Data and applications, Servers and Storage environment  to the ability to dynamically move these resources and virtual systems from one area to another.