Cloud

Question 1

What is cloud computing?

Answer 1

Cloud computing is the delivery of computing services—including servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence—over the internet (“the cloud”) to offer faster innovation, flexible resources, and economies of scale.

Question 2

List the types of cloud.

Answer 2

Public cloud
Private cloud
Hybrid cloud
Multi-cloud

Question 3

What are the top benefits of cloud computing

Answer 3

1. Cost. Optimising IT cost by eliminating things like capital expenditure (CapEx)
2. Speed. Capacity planning made easy with fast provisioning of cloud services
3. Global scale. Ability to scale elastically in the right geographic location
4. Productivity. Reduces the time spent in an on-site data Center to spend it on more important business
5. Performance. Properly maintained and secure cloud data centres reduce network latency and provide economies of scale.
6. Reliability. Backup and data recovery are easier and cheaper on a cloud environment
7. Security. Cloud providers offer a broad set of policies, technologies, and controls that strengthen security, protect data, apps, and infrastructure from potential threats.