What is Cloud Computing?

So what is cloud computing, and what can it do for your business?

In the past, companies ran and managed their own applications, networks and hardware, or hired large in-house IT support personnel to do so. Either way, this approach was costly and extremely limiting, bringing a never-ending stream of expenses, headaches and inefficiencies.

Today, you have a better choice when it comes to managing your IT system – one that's vastly more economical and takes full advantage of the technologies you've invested so much in. It's Cloud Computing including Desktop/Server Virtualization, an advanced service that optimizes and virtualizes your entire physical IT infrastructure. This means that instead of running and managing your applications yourself, they run from a secure, reliable and professionally managed offsite data center.

With Cloud Computing, technology resources and expenses are shared among a large pool of users. Thus, Cloud Computing is provided as a service, so customers need not buy anything; they only "rent" from their provider on a subscription basis, much like a traditional utility.

The result is a dramatically better bottom line, as customers reap major savings across the board and avoid capital expenditures altogether! After all, with your data and infrastructure now virtual, you no longer need to purchase or maintain any products or equipment, and your IT staff can be reduced or often eliminated completely.

This revolutionary, infrastructure as a service (IaaS) approach also gives you endless storage and computing capacity along with countless other benefits in performance, efficiency, scalability and flexibility. And with a top-notch provider like 4Service, your virtual infrastructure is remotely accessible from anywhere in the world with impenetrable security.

Cloud Computing Demonstration

A brief explanation from the CEO of Microsoft: