10 types of applications that can be migrated to the cloud

Some applications in our lives are ideal for migrating to the cloud, especially now that providers have made great strides in the security and reliability of cloud services.

Although I have been trapped by the lack of organized suppliers or providers for many times in the past . However, in the past few years, has a new type of application vendor, and because of it, it makes something so different. This new type of application vendor has achieved good results in terms of reliability, security, and transparency to make certain applications more stable. So I have to pay attention to the cloud again. Here are 10 applications that can be migrated to the cloud.

1,email

Email is the defining application of many organizations, many companies, so many companies are reluctant to let go. However, some hosting email providers have already migrated 5,000 mailboxes belonging to 300 accounts to a low-cost computer that supports basic POP3/SMTP configurations. If the basic email service is always in the cloud, you can also get hosted Exchange services from a variety of providers (if you need them), as well as some advanced, non-Exchange services. The email architecture has become very standardised, put it behind your firewall, and there is no other meaning than to ease the psychological pressure of regulation.

2, meeting software

Installing and maintaining conferencing software is not a fun thing to do. Sometimes things get worse, and when it crashes, it needs to get back to normal. As with email, it doesn't make sense to put it behind your firewall and protect it. Installation and configuration It's also very complex and requires an expert to do it-unless you don't mind taking up a few days of an employee, as well as email. Migrating this type of application to the cloud is a very low monthly or yearly cost that you can afford. No one will notice this, and the time saved, your staff can do other things.

3,crm

The decision to outsource CRM could cause panic. After all, like email, CRM is a valuable asset accumulated by many companies. But putting CRM in your data center doesn't get any technical benefits. Obviously, for low bandwidth applications, you can save on maintenance overhead. In addition, many CRM systems can be more cumbersome to authorize. Migrating to a managed CRM system allows you to save more time to deal with more important things.

4,web Hosting

In the past, managed web space was as scary as hosting email-if you were willing to spend a lot of money on a dedicated server, that would be another matter. Many vendors switch to virtual hosting environments, or they themselves provide a virtual hosting service that can improve the uptime of the system and reduce security risks, while allowing them to provide more open and direct access to the server. This is good news, especially for companies that have custom applications that require a specific deployment path in addition to copying some files, which is a good news.

5, Development test lab

Building and maintaining test environments is a big burden for software developers. To do this, you need to align the various operating systems, patches, and related applications. You will find that even a simple Web application requires about 100 test environments. Why do you have to do this yourself by having some good vendors build those test systems and get you to configure them with a simple mouse click? You can safely hand key to development staff, and you can be sure that they cannot permanently destroy those test systems.

6, Video Hosting

A few years ago, I was not optimistic about hosting my own videos using a generic video site. Many companies will block these video sites if they are supposed to be entertainment. In fact, what they really worry about is ads appearing on their videos, and, typically, the video will be compressed, so the quality of the video will drop. Now, some famous video sites have made great improvements in quality, and few companies have blocked them because they have many other formal uses. In addition, some sites offer inexpensive, fee-based services through which you can control more of your video, such as specifying where videos can appear and improving their quality.

7,email Security

Even if you don't hand over your email application to a hosting provider, you'll need to see how third parties perform anti-spam and anti-virus duties-even if it's just the first line of defense. If you look at how many emails you receive are spam, you will find that you can significantly reduce the bandwidth you need by having a third party perform an initial scan of the email. This also allows you to reduce the number of email servers. From my personal experience, even a small company can get its email servers and networks overwhelmed by spam. An excellent extranet spam scanner can make all of this completely change.

8, Common application components

There is always the problem of "build" vs "buy" for development projects, but the cloud adds a new way. Many of the components or libraries that used to be purchased are now available through Web services, and they are charged on a per-usage basis. Typically, those services integrate low-level functions into a complete, stand-alone product. The number of Web services is staggering, and depending on the scenario, using them may prevent you from building these components yourself.

9, basic Office applications

If you need a full-featured Microsoft Office Suite, this is not the way for you. However, if your organization uses only a small part of the Office feature set, you can consider a new, online alternative to office (or the online version of Office available from Microsoft). To be honest, I never even thought this day would come when all this was possible, but for some companies it would be more appropriate. Before doing this migration, be honest with yourself, and work closely with the user, because it will have a great impact on their work.

10, Batch processing applications

One application that is in the cloud is a batch application, such as a data warehouse. As long as you can get the data you need from the cloud without disrupting operations, the ability to quickly scale capacity in the cloud can save a lot of overhead. For example, in order to complete a weekly task, you may need 15 of the computing power of the server, you are willing to put 15 servers in the engine room waiting to use, or willing to modify the task, run 15 cloud instances to handle this task, and then close them? There is no doubt that cloud computing has an obvious advantage in such a scenario.

Original name: Applications you can move to the cloud Author: Justin James

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