Complete CLOUD Computing Explanation

What is cloud?

"Cloud" stands for "cloud computing" or cloud computing, and the term refers to tasks and services provided or hosted on the internet on a pay-to-use basis. People may have long been able to store, operate, and manage data over the internet, but cloud computing is a paid service that does all this on a much larger scale.

The use of the cloud?

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   As a storage server or back up server
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  Make it easy for users to run programs or applications without having to install the application.
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  Provides data security guarantees so that data is not easily corrupted or corrupted, technology platforms, ISO guarantees.

Who is Amazon & AWS?

Amazon is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington, focused on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. The company is considered one of the Big Four technology companies along with Google, Apple, and Facebook.

AWS (Amazon Web Service) is a set of Cloud Computing-based services provided by Amazon since 2002. Although one of these internet giant companies is often known to buy books and songs, but now Amazon has added its services in terms of cloud computing infrastructure.

What is SaaS? What is IaaS?

IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) is a Cloud Computing service that leverages centralized and large-scale computing resources that enable businesses to purchase computing resources on demand and need rather than having to purchase hardware directly. The main features of IaaS are scalable, elastic, reliable and automatic. IaaS is fully self-service to access and monitor computers, networks, storage, and other services.

SaaS (Software as a Service) represents the most commonly used option for businesses in the cloud market. SaaS uses the internet to deliver application services to users, where the application is managed by a third-party vendor. The majority of SaaS apps run directly through your web browser, which means they don't require any downloads or installations on the client side.

Advantages of Cloud Computing?

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  Easy to access anywhere.
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  CHEAP: The use of cloud computing is very cost-effective for hardware allocation. Cloud computing also does not require maintenance and reduces electricity usage.

SAVING: Another advantage of cloud computing, with cloud computing systems allows companies or agencies to reduce computer infrastructure that requires considerable procurement and maintenance costs.

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  FLEXIBLE: When the data we have is too large then it automatically increases capacity in just a matter of minutes by doing self-provisioning. There is no need to increase the number of computers.
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  DATA AVAILABILITY: The system used by cloud computing has been designed high availability, the system is already in a data center that has guaranteed the availability of electricity, cooling, and others that have become supporting facilities for 24 hours.
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  SCALABILITY: The use of cloud services that provide and offer storage according to user requests, so here users can easily perform data management either to reduce or reproduce the data to be stored on the cloud server.
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  SAFE: So there is no need to hesitate to use cloud computing because it is certainly safe and secure as long as you find a partner who already has a certificate or ISO standardization to ensure its security.

5 things to consider before using cloud

1. Does the SaaS provider already have an SLA?

SLA or Service Level Agreement is a key indicator of Saas. So, if your preferred provider does not have an SLA then you should think twice about choosing that provider.

2. Can SLA cover?

The official SLA provides expectations and headlands of answers from both parties regarding the service and performance of certain attributes. Such as availability, operation, service credit, billing, fines and others. Before entering the agreement stage, you should research carefully to ensure that the service provider is completely protecting your data.

3. Application meets functional requirements

If you want to choose the right application, then ask the team at your provider. Make sure everything meets the needs you expect. Because, the application you choose will also help your company even better. Especially for your company that is still in the growing category.

4. Good reputation of the company

If you want to choose a cloud provider, find out in advance how the company's reputation is. If you already have a lot of customers, of course you can easily find the information. Either through social media or through or even advice from your colleagues.

5. Easy integration

An app that you will be using, you should make sure that it works properly. For example, when you open an app on a desktop PC can, how when you open it on a Mobile phone. Or something else that's a hindrance to your app. Make sure before you choose.

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