( Reblogged from ebizsm/home) Techy touchy: See through the clouds-- what does the future holds for cloud computing Needless to say, connecting people with information and resources swiftly and seamlessly is where the technology is heading. And the rapid developments of cloud computing is clearly part of this trend. Just think of Drop box or Google Documents, some already essential tools we can’t do without for sharing and updating files at work, which are sure-fire examples of how Cloud applications have been reshaping our lives. In the simplest terms, Cloud technology is anything that involves delivering hosted services over the Internet. With its help, a large number of electronic devices, ranging from PCs to our smart phones, can all be connected together online and achieve a real-time communication and synchronization. In addition, cloud computing provides a bigger and more handy digital alternative for storing and accessing data instead of your computer’s hard drive. Enough for the nuts and bolts for now because understanding what happened before is not as important as knowing what happens next. Thus, in the following article, I will give you a quick rundown of seven game changing trends coming to Cloud computing and show you why it matters to you and your business. 1. Back-up plan Except warehouses in the real world, enterprises are now in search of virtual ones online. Though some of them are already using the storage services provided by the public cloud, corporations are keen to find a silver bullet for making a backup copy for their valuable data for safety reasons. It will be a promising terrain for cloud service providers to explore in the coming years. 2. Give them exactly what they need, when they need it The charging model will probably shift to “pay as you grow” approach, allowing companies to pay only for the capacity they need, when they need it. Thus, businesses of different sizes can add backup/archive resources according to their scope and affordability. Tailoring the service and associating your charges with customers’ usage will become more pivotal than ever. 3. Internal cloud is over your head Don’t bother with building your own internal cloud, it can’t work anyway. There is not much of a chance that it can possibly achieve rapid resource access, high productivity and inexpensive development the way a public cloud does. Without a dedicated and strong backup from a IT team, like Google and Amazon, it is too costly and undoubtedly unrealistic to run a private cloud. So don’t pick the wrong fight and better channel your resources to other areas instead. 4. Locked and bolted Cloud Application Protection will be the next big thing. This exciting new technology enables companies to scan and protect the source code on web applications, repeatedly testing an application to see if changes in code were made, in turn preventing hackers’ intent on putting their own malicious code into applications. Such technology is not new, but given its availability on clouds and for subscriptions, it is going to be a smash hit among big as well as small companies. 5. Slim the big data In this day and age, infinite amount of data are created and stored every minute. Hence, it is not surprising that storing more data with less space will win every customer over. Integrating de-duplication feature in the cloud application which can cut down the size of data before it is sent to a cloud storage service will increasingly be viewed as a major selling point. 6. Go mobile As attested by Apple’s iCloud, developers of mobile devices have seen the great advantage of using cloud computing. It allows mobiles devices to become slimmer and lighter given the fact that most programs are running on the cloud rather than the in-built hardware. For cloud service providers, tapping into this potential market, no doubt, will be the way forward. 7. Data will be the new oil Everyone is talking about how to leverage the potential value of big data, turning data into a resource to manage and monetize, like abstraction (from underlying IT systems), sharing (within and outside the enterprise), and valuation (via a model from companies such as Accenture). Regarding the final one, it can provide enterprises with predictions and in-depth analysis of their performance with reference to digital footprints left by their customers. This will spearhead and lead the whole revolution of the cloud technology. Join me for the next time to learn more about the flip side of the coin: the impending threats of Cloud computing. Want to get the latest update of the latest trend of e-commerce and check out our e-commerce Wiki? Please take a look at our website, ebizsm/home
Posted on: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 14:47:28 +0000
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