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Cloud Computing

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The term cloud is used as a metaphor for the Internet, based on how the Internet is depicted in computer network diagrams and is an abstraction for the complex infrastructure it conceals.

Cloud computing is a style of computing in which dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources are provided as a service over the Internet. Users need not have knowledge of, expertise in, or control over the technology infrastructure in the "cloud" that supports them.


Pro's and Con's of Cloud Computing

An Image of a cloud might looks like this:

image:cloud computing
The advantages of using a cloud are:
  • no costs for hardware
  • no costs for maintenance
  • all standard applications ready to run
  • all programs and data available where you have internet access
  • computing power scales automatically to your need
  • the cloud service is designed to be highly availabla
Some things though can be seen as disadvantages:
  • first of all you need to trust your provider
  • backup strategy is provided by your provider
  • security measures are implemented by your provider

Our Vision

Cloud computing enables small and medium size companies with a highly reliable and powerful computer infrastructure which would exceed as well their budget as it would challenge their maintenance skills if they would try to implement the same especially for their company.

Our Vision is to provide small and medium size companies with a highly reliable and powerful software infrastructure.