Confused about Cloud Computing?

Everybody is talking about it. Televisions have commercials of families sending precious data “to the cloud” and businesses are perking up their ears to the new technology. But would it surprise you to find out that “cloud technology” has been around since the early 90s? The cloud loosely refers to the internet data backup. By combining “cloud” with “computing” it simply means an extension of IT services over the internet without a physical data backup. The internet essentially acts as your server or network. Although “cloud technology” is becoming the hot new tech topic the basic themes have been around awhile. Even Gmail or YahooMail accounts could be considered cloud technology since they use the internet to store files and information. This is an adequate form of data backup for personal use but businesses have more at stake than losing a few e-mails.

The August edition of NetworkWorld included an article detailing the different types of cloud storage available, along with a 0-4 scoring system. They reviewed five products (Amazon S3, Rackspace Cloudfiles, Nirvanix SDN, Egnyte and Nasuni Filer) on performance, security, management, and features. Amazon S3 and Rackspace Cloud files tied for first place because of superior security and unbeatable upload speed. Egnyte came in last because of “no native file object encryption and no addressable API”. 

Luckily Computerbilities stays current on all developing technologies and we are able to offer the perks of cloud computing to your organization. Cloud computing is a way to expand your company without spending money on a physical system or training new employees. From spam filtering to data backup cloud computing is a mixed bag of options. Let Computerbilities help you find the best uses of cloud computing for your company.