Cloud Computing is no longer a new term. From the age of web
2.0 where websites like Yahoo flourishes and web 3.0 where users interacted
through platforms like Youtube to Web 4.0 where billions of people are actively
on social networks, we can see that the Cloud concept has been among us.
Corporations are constantly searching for break through in order to lower cost,
increase efficiency and create higher profits. Therefore, by improving
operation processes, more time and resources could be spent on worthy operations.
So what is Cloud Computing? It is not an entirely new
technology but instead a “concept”. Simply put, Cloud Computing is putting all
of your data onto the Internet. The so-called “cloud” is in fact an enormous
data center consisted of various super computers and one would have access to
the cloud with any devise that can connect to the Internet.
Once we have a Cloud above us, we no longer need to carry
our laptops around. It wouldn’t even make much difference if it broke because
all of your data and documents are in the Cloud. With a set of username and
password, you can use any Internet accessible devise – smartphone, GPS, ATM, to
access and process your work.
The Cloud changes not only our personal lives but also how
small and mid size enterprises operate. According to McKinsey reports, if a
company of 200 employees outsources its system maintenance, Internet management
and software updates to the Cloud, it would save at least 40% of existing cost.
Speed is another advantage of the Cloud. Banks that use super computers to
analyze the stock market will allow its clients to receive related updates 0.3
second faster than individual players and therefore generate profits through
increased commissions. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC),
the annual growth rate for Cloud services will average 26% in the next five
years and that 400 out of the Fortune 500 companies will be implementing the
Cloud technology.
(Video: What is Cloud Computing- Chinese)
Reference: videos taken from http://www.salesforce.com/cloudcomputing/
Reference: videos taken from http://www.salesforce.com/cloudcomputing/
