What is cloud computing and what is it for?
You're probably using the cloud right now, but you don't realize it. Every time you send e-mail, watch movies or open files from online drives, you use the cloud. In recent years, cloud computing has become more popular as new technologies are being developed, moving away from standard servers.
What are the types of cloud computing?
There are three types of cloud computing implementations: public, private and hybrid.
- Public clouds are publicly available providers, which include Microsoft Azure. In this case, the provider manages the entire cloud infrastructure.
- Private clouds are used by only one enterprise. Such clouds may be located in the organization's local data center or hosted by external companies.
- A hybrid cloud is a combination of private and public. For many companies, this is the optimal solution to security, work continuity and freedom of access to company data.
What is Microsoft Azure and why this cloud?
Azure is a cloud computing platform that allows you to store, analyze, create and manage data. Azure gives you the opportunity to create applications that can be scaled at any time and shared around the world.
Azure cloud will be useful to you if:
- You are thinking about replacing servers and updating Microsoft software, but you do not want to spend large amounts of money at once,
- You are opening a new department in the company,
- You don't want to deal with hardware or the server room, you care about failure-free operation, continuous access to services,
- You build applications or work on a database and you are afraid of data loss. Take advantage of Azure and automatic backups!
Azure cloud is an ideal solution because:
- You reduce costs incurred in server rooms. You don't need to buy any equipment or worry about its configuration and administration. Stop worrying about downtime due to hardware failures.
- You only pay for the resources you use. You have access to unlimited space and computing power, but you are only charged for what you use.
- You get the highest level of security thanks to built-in tools for backup, monitoring and auditing access to your data.
- Azure Cloud is available from anywhere and on any device.
