Benefits of Cloud Computing

Cost

• CapEx (Capital Expenses) of buying hardware and software, setting up data centers etc, are reduced or eliminated.

Global Scale

• Cloud services can scale globally at a rapid pace. Services can be set up and offered to customers from a a geographic location close to them.

Speed & Agility

• Services are provided on demand, and vast amount of resources can be provisioned within minutes.

Productivity

• Cloud services remove the need for many time-consuming tasks such as procuring physical servers, racking them, cabling, installing and updating operating systems, etc.

Reliability

• Backups in the cloud are very easy to perform. Data can be mirrored at multiple sites in different geographic locations to support disaster recovery.