From concept to industrial cloud computing into the mainstream of business development

The term cloud computing, which has been popular for years, is now becoming mainstream.

Bryan Kinse Lla, chief information officer for business service provider Rentokil Initial, says his main pressure stems from the spread of labour and the difficulty of managing information. E-mail is a good management tool, but as the company grows, it distributes 40 different e-mail systems in more than 50 countries and regions around the world. And these mailboxes only meet the needs of 20,000 employees, and the needs of 15,000 employees have not been resolved.

In fact, you can build a data center to create a single e-mail system for employees around the world, but that would be a huge expense. So he chose to solve the problem by "cloud computing". He uses Google's mailbox servers throughout the enterprise, saving 70% of storage space and reducing infrastructure costs.

What is cloud computing

What does this simple word cloud mean? Cloud computing is a pattern: the applications you use and the files you save are stored on a remote server. You can access these applications and files using your own PC over the network (in many cases the Internet). Cloud computing is not really a new concept, and the old concept is once again a concern, thanks to the growing popularity of computer networks, especially the Internet, and the growing availability of "ready to connect" broadband connections.

The five great advantages of cloud computing for enterprises

Cheap: Cloud Vendors serve multiple businesses at the same time, sharing infrastructure, and businesses only need to pay for the resources they use.

Fast: Skip hardware purchases and build, cloud computing provides a solution for unpacking.

Latest: Most suppliers will constantly update their software products, add new features, and provide better service.

Scalability: You can easily increase or decrease the amount of infrastructure usage as your business grows.

Mobility: cloud services provide a range of services, and employees can access the system anytime, anywhere.

The use of cloud computing

Bryan Kinsella's cloud strategy has been a success. So far, his team has migrated information from 10,000 employees to Google's e-mail server, and 10,000 employees have moved on immediately.

Bryan Kinsella says they have never cut costs on a unified global business. Now he has teamed up with Google to build a global file-sharing platform that all parts of the company can use.

It is because of the difficulties of building that cloud computing is more attractive. The insurance giant, for example, is proposing that all of its corporate content management and business intelligence tools use Microsoft's SharePoint Online Services. Pall-ex Logistics companies can quickly develop their infrastructure by hosting them cheaply to outsourcery companies. Universal Music uses Venda cloud business provider to launch his online shop throughout Europe.

James Cronin, chief technology architect at Venda, says that no retailer can build a world-class E-commerce platform except for businesses of the size of Amazon.

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