What is Cloud Computing? Everyone’s talking about Cloud
Computing. Although it started out as a metaphor for the
internet, the “Cloud“ has since been re-defined and everyone
seems to have a different definition of what it is. At Cloud
People we like to think of cloud computing as a technology set
that delivers a broad range of IT services over the internet.
Instead of having to purchase, install and manage your own IT
infrastructure locally, these services are provided over the
internet. This is very different from a traditional on-premise
IT model and represents a paradigm shift in the way IT services
are consumed and managed. These IT services can range from email
and simple web-based applications, to completely hosted private
cloud data centres. Cloud computing utilises remote servers
housed in secure data centres. By not locating servers on-
premise, businesses can leverage cloud computing to obtain
equivalent services via the internet from cloud hosting
providers. Cloud Hosting Characteristics Scalability