3 Main Reasons Why Companies are Using Cloud Computing
Listen to article Until a few years back, computer users all over the world would run software programs that were downloaded and installed on the local computer, but with the improvements in the virtualization technology and widespread availability of cloud services, all of those same applications can be easily accessed via the Internet without the need to install it on the local computer. Cloud computing is a heterogeneous architecture that benefits from various technologies that provide several remote services. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has identified five widely accepted characteristics common to all cloud systems. These are on-demand self-service, broad network access and diversity of client devices, resource pooling, rapid elasticity, and measured service with the pay-per-use business model. Resource pooling allows cloud providers to serve multitenant clients by managing resource use efficiently using virtualiza...