Adopting Cloud is easy.
Cloud provides flexibility of use and scale as the business grows with low requirements for maintenance.
Cloud Computing Solutions
Not only do we provide solutions, we partner with our clients and consult them on the latest developments in the industry and deliver “future ready” solutions which address Cloud Computing needs.
What is Cloud Computing?
Cloud is a crucial next generation resource amongst the series of useful resources available to an IT organization. A cloud virtualizes IT infrastructure (a network of servers usually) in the form of a datacenter belonging to the outsourcing provider. The outsourcing provider creates a shared pool of resources available to multiple buyers. These resources are used simultaneously by multiple users as per their needs to bring down costs. It also reduces dependency on administrators through complete automation and increases reliability. Cloud provides flexibility of use and scale as the business grows with low requirements for maintenance.
With the increase in on-demand services, demand for private cloud hosting and consulting is rising in the enterprise solutions market. Service providers specializing in private cloud offerings are expected to dominate the industry in the coming years as they offer the benefit of owning important data within the organization. However, this comes at the cost of scale and marginal increase in costs.
Cloud Computing Models
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Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
This model provides immense flexibility and control over physical server maintenance, network and storage space for data and similar IT resources.
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Software as a Service (SaaS)
This model is complete package: the service provider runs and manages services end to end. This includes maintenance, management of infrastructural facilities and all other support services.
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Platform as a Service (PaaS)
This model presents ready-to-use platforms to users by offering a scalable platform on a pre-built environment. This saves huge investments in set up, eliminates need for managing associated infrastructure (usually hardware, OS) and increases the efficiency of operations and speed to market.
Models for Cloud Computing Deployment
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Public Cloud
This mode deploys cloud-based applications built on the cloud. This provides architecture, relief from managing applications and facilitates scaling up of core infrastructure. It supports pay as you use model where organizations can scale up gradually without huge investments on capital infrastructure.
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On-premises (Private)
This is different than a public cloud which supports multiple tenants. Here a cloud is isolated especially for the buyer for high performance or security issues. Despite on-premise deployment not providing all the benefits of cloud computing, organizations still prefer this mode as it provides dedicated resources ensuring data internalization and security.
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Hybrid
This represents a mix of both: cloud resources and existing resources not located in the cloud. It equips an organization’s infrastructure with access to cloud while connecting cloud based resources to internal system.
Cloud Computing v/s Traditional Outsourcing
Cloud Computing is increasingly taking on traditional outsourcing offering more benefits. Cloud Computing automates business processes unlike traditional outsourcing where processes are outsourced to another vendor. In traditional outsourcing, providers replace your on-premise system with off shelf products in their datacenter. Multi-year contracts, time based costs, teams and on site integrators characterize traditional outsourcing solutions. At times, traditional outsourcing providers may themselves be using cloud solutions.
- Reduces IT investments in hardware and software
- Provides instant access to services from any location
- Eliminates trouble of managing set-up, hardware or software
- Dynamic and modular makes it faster to integrate and deploy
- Eliminates any installation, customization or configuration needs
- Provides a scalable and secure platform for reaching a wider customer base
- Better Product Delivery and support mechanism
- Facilitates availability of updated products anytime, anywhere in real time
How SaaS Apps helps you grow?
- With SaaS, organizations can focus on long term relationships with customers, over one time transactions
- SaaS enables you to concentrate on your core competencies
- SaaS eliminates need for upgrades and distribution
Strategy for adopting Cloud Computing
Adopting Cloud is easy. However, the implementation and use of Cloud needs to be thought through strategically. Companies should draw a “Cloud Adoption Strategy” to decide what they need and what can cloud help them perform and achieve. What facilities and resources are required or not should also be qualified. Some key factors to focus on while choosing cloud are:
- CostA comparison between current costs of existing IT Infrastructure and Cloud computing pricing should be done. The costs should be determined accurately with proper considerations of storage, backup, processing licenses, network resources and support requirements.
- FlexibilityScalability and term of contracts should be taken into consideration before closing on a cloud requirement.
- SecuritySecurity Compliance of your organization needs to be in line with cloud adoption.
- ProviderThe vendor and its long term vision plays a crucial role in determining the support which can be expected with changing landscape of your own business.
At iol, we are a team of talented and trained members who provide end to end consulting on cloud computing deployment. We help our partners focus on their core operations and make their business efficient and profitable.