95. What are the benefits of Cloud Computing?
There are ten main benefits of Cloud Computing:
I. Flexibility : The businesses that have fluctuating bandwidth demands need the flexibility of Cloud Computing. If you need high
bandwidth, you can scale up your cloud capacity. When you do not need high bandwidth, you can just scale down. There is no
need to be tied into an inflexible fixed capacity infrastructure.
II. Disaster Recovery : Cloud Computing provides robust backup and recovery solutions that are hosted in cloud. Due to this there
is no need to spend extra resources on homegrown disaster recovery. It also saves time in setting up disaster recovery.
III. Automatic Software Updates : Most of the Cloud providers give automatic software updates. This reduces the extra task of
installing new software version and always catching up with the latest software installs.
IV. Low Capital Expenditure : In Cloud computing the model is Pay as you Go. This means there is very less upfront capital
expenditure. There is a variable payment that is based on the usage.
V. Collaboration: In a cloud environment, applications can be shared between teams. This increases collaboration and
communication among team members.
VI. Remote Work: Cloud solutions provide flexibility of working remotely. There is no on site work. One can just connect from
anywhere and start working.
VII. Security: Cloud computing solutions are more secure than regular onsite work. Data stored in local servers and computers is
prone to security attacks. In Cloud Computing, there are very few loose ends. Cloud providers give a secure working environment
to its users.
VIII. Document Control: Once the documents are stored in a common repository, it increases the visibility and transparency among
companies and their clients. Since there is one shared copy, there are fewer chances of discrepancies.
IX. Competitive Pricing: In Cloud computing there are multiple players, so they keep competing among themselves and provide very
good pricing. This comes out much cheaper compared to other options.
X. Environment Friendly: Cloud computing saves precious environmental resources also. By not blocking the resources and
bandwidth.