What
Does
Cloud
Computing
Have in
Store
For us?
Traditional
networks
connect
a
certain
number
of
clients
to a
single
server,
which
processes
all the
requests
like
internet,
running
of
applications
and
computational
tasks.
The main
disadvantage
is that
the
processing
power of
the
server
is
constant.
If the
number
of
clients
is less,
power
remains
unutilized,
and if
the
clients
increase
to a
great
extent,
the
processing
becomes
slow. To
overcome
this
drawback,
masterminds
came up
with the
concept
of cloud
computing,
where
there is
one
centrally
located
cloud
server,
whose
processing
power
can be
increased
on the
go.
These
are
virtual
servers
located
on the
internet,
and can
be
connected
using an
internet
enabled
device.
Working
A user
needs to
be
subscribed
to the
cloud
server
of any
cloud
provider.
Then he
needs a
device
like
personal
computer
or
tablet
PC to
connect
to the
Internet
and log
into the
cloud
service
provider
using
web
browser
protocols.
The
cloud
server
provides
all the
necessary
services
and
applications
users
might
need,
all of
them
running
on
virtual
servers,
being
stored
on
virtual
storage
spaces
allocated
to each
user,
while
only the
display
is shown
on the
client’s
device.
The
processing
abilities
of the
services
depend
on the
speed
and
reliability
of
internet.
Some of
the
immediate
advantages
it has
over
traditional
networks
are –
Platform
independent
As it is
a
completely
web
based
service;
it is
irrelevant
whether
the
client
device
is
running
on
Windows,
or
Linux,
or
mobile
operating
systems.
Even all
the
applications
used are
standard
to cloud
system,
and not
specific
to any
particular
operating
system.
Location
independent
All the
resources
and
services
can be
accessed
on the
go from
anywhere
on the
world
where
Internet
services
are
available.
Even no
external
storage
space is
required
as they
are
balanced
over a
common
infrastructure.
Virtualization
Dummy
terminals
can be
used
which
are not
connected
to any
processor
or
storage
device.
The
system
completely
virtualizes
all the
services
provided
to the
clients.
SaaS
The
concept
of cloud
computing
was
developed
as a
SaaS and
its
primitive
state.
It means
Software
as a
Service.
It
provides
a single
application
over
internet
to all
its
users,
giving a
strong
advantage
to both
the
sides.
In the
client
side, it
ensures
no
investment
in
servers
for
running
that
application,
on the
server
side, it
ensures
lesser
maintenance
costs.
Similar
variations
include
Platform
as a
Service
(PaaS)
and
Infrastructure
as a
Service
(IaaS).
Various
deployment
models
of cloud
computing
are –
Private
Cloud
Private
cloud is
owned
and
operated
by a
single
organization.
Public
Cloud
Public
cloud is
owned by
an
organization
providing
cloud
services
to the
common
people.
Community
Cloud
Community
cloud is
owned
and
shared
between
organizations,
and
directed
towards
people
having
similar
interests.
Since
its
growth
and
development,
cloud
computing
had to
face a
lot of
opposition
primarily
due to
the
ambiguity
in its
name,
criticizing
it to be
very
unspecific
about
what it
does.
Apart
from it,
people
are
concerned
about
the
security
and
privacy
of their
data, as
all of
it is
stored
over the
internet,
and are
prone to
misuse.
Even
after
this,
organizations
continue
to
provide
cloud
services
to their
users as
it has
got
several
upper
hands
like
parallelism,
integrity,
better
sustainability
and
operability.
They
view it
in the
perspective
of
shaping
the
future.
There is
no doubt
that
cloud
computing
holds a
supreme
potential
for
improving
businesses
in the
days to
come.
