What You Need to Know About Cloud Computing?

Infrastructure of a small business or even a large enterprise, technology leaders have generally been forced to choose between buying and leasing hardware. With rates for power going through the roof and data center real estate very tight, these two options are becoming less and less attractive. However, with the advent of cloud computing,a new option exists. The promise: Forget all about hardware and hosting costs and migrate your applications to the cloud.

Cloud Computing Services

Cloud computing refers to myriad technology functions that are offered as a service via the cloud (aka the Internet). Most people have heard of software as a service (SaaS) by now, due to the success of such companies as Salesforce.com. But it's not just software. IT functions are offered via the cloud nowadays, too. One of the most exciting new offerings isinfrastructure as a service, or cloud infrastructure, defined as the use of IT infrastructure—servers, routers, switches, and the like—offered as a service over the Internet. With cloud infrastructure, you don't have to own or lease any hardware; you pay for your use of someone else's.

Cloud computing refers to the virtual servers that are available on the Internet.  Companies can make use of cloud computing services without capital disbursement for additional hardware.