Cloud Computing
What is cloud computing?
Industry experts today have different definitions for Cloud Computing but there are some characteristics that run commonly through their definitions.
Generally, cloud computing is defined by experts as a model which delivers “ready-to-use” computing services or applications that users can access and use through a web browser or application, as if it were a program installed locally on their computer. The services are priced based on a usage model and is easily scalable as the business needs arise.
Cloud computing represents a shift from mainframe to client–server environments to a delivery model for IT services based on shared resources; software and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand. You’re probably already in the cloud right now – Gmail, VMware, Facebook, Salesforce.com – since SaaS (software as a service) applications are all delivered via cloud computing.
Different Types of Cloud Computing:
A variety of services are delivered in the cloud:
Telarus Cloud Computing Services
Telarus enables Scalable & Secure ‘on demand’ technology infrastructure delivered as a service, we specialize in delivering virtual machines with a high degree of elasticity that can scale to meet demand as required. Business efficiencies can be gained by sharing the load across multiple physical machines with built in resiliency and redundancy, allowing seamless and automated migration of virtual machines. Access to our virtual servers can be enabled exclusively via your Telarus Private IP VPN creating a secure private cloud. This sets Telarus apart from the competition as many providers of cloud services cannot offer this feature and can only provide access to their virtual infrastructure via the Internet which therefore introduces additional security considerations.
Our core values are to provide customer intimacy, openness, trust and partnership. This allows complex technologies and cloud services to be integrated into your business with transparency and care. We understand that the nature of cloud computing is complex; therefore we structure our service offering around our customers and every solution is project managed.
Our solutions are tailored to meet the needs of the growing demands of businesses in a cost effective, managed environment.
What the experts say:
Industry experts today have different definitions for Cloud Computing but there are some characteristics that run commonly through their definitions.
Generally, cloud computing is defined by experts as a model which delivers “ready-to-use” computing services or applications that users can access and use through a web browser or application, as if it were a program installed locally on their computer. The services are priced based on a usage model and is easily scalable as the business needs arise.
Cloud computing represents a shift from mainframe to client–server environments to a delivery model for IT services based on shared resources; software and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand. You’re probably already in the cloud right now – Gmail, VMware, Facebook, Salesforce.com – since SaaS (software as a service) applications are all delivered via cloud computing.
Different Types of Cloud Computing:
- Public cloud services are delivered over the Internet, they are Multi-tenanted applications (SaaS) and accessible anywhere
- Private clouds can be are single or multi-tenanted, delivered directly into a your corporate private network
A variety of services are delivered in the cloud:
- Software-as-a-Service (on-demand applications)
- Platform-as-a-Service (managed hardware/software stack)
- Infrastructure-as-a-Service (managed network & hardware)
Telarus Cloud Computing Services
Telarus enables Scalable & Secure ‘on demand’ technology infrastructure delivered as a service, we specialize in delivering virtual machines with a high degree of elasticity that can scale to meet demand as required. Business efficiencies can be gained by sharing the load across multiple physical machines with built in resiliency and redundancy, allowing seamless and automated migration of virtual machines. Access to our virtual servers can be enabled exclusively via your Telarus Private IP VPN creating a secure private cloud. This sets Telarus apart from the competition as many providers of cloud services cannot offer this feature and can only provide access to their virtual infrastructure via the Internet which therefore introduces additional security considerations.
Our core values are to provide customer intimacy, openness, trust and partnership. This allows complex technologies and cloud services to be integrated into your business with transparency and care. We understand that the nature of cloud computing is complex; therefore we structure our service offering around our customers and every solution is project managed.
Our solutions are tailored to meet the needs of the growing demands of businesses in a cost effective, managed environment.
What the experts say:
- “A style of computing where scalable and elastic IT-enabled capabilities are delivered as a service to external customers using Internet technologies.”
– Gartner
- “Cloud computing is a flexible and scalable shared environment in which third-party suppliers use virtualization technologies to create and distribute computing resources to customers on an as needed basis, via the Internet browser.”
– Frost & Sullivan
- “Cloud computing is an emerging IT development, deployment and delivery model, enabling real-time delivery of products, services and solutions over the Internet (i.e., enabling cloud services). Cloud services are consumer and business products, services and solutions that are delivered and consumed in real-time over the Internet.”
– IDC
- Private cloud is “A form of cloud computing where service access is limited or the customer has some control/ownership of the service implementation.” That means either the provider tunnels through that opaque boundary and limits service access (e.g., to a specific set of people, enterprise or enterprises), or the customer tunnels through that opaque boundary through ownership or control of the implementation (e.g., specifying implementation details, limiting hardware/software sharing).
- Thomas J. Bittman - Gartner