Cloud Computing Benefits

The benefits of cloud computing – whether private, public or hybrid – are well documented; indeed, they are the reason that Cloud is a technology movement that all experts agree is here to stay.

In a nutshell, the promise of cloud computing is to enable companies to meet their computing requirements with the minimal possible hardware purchase and automate the process of resource provisioning to minimize the need for human interaction. Essentially, it boils down to the traditional value proposition for all modern technology: Do more with less.

The core value proposition of cloud computing is:

• Achieve a more dynamic computing environment
  • Create flexible capacity that can be accessed from anywhere at any time and can easily satisfy any computing need
  • Transform your environment to one of service-level driven IT management, where all decision are made automatically based on the needs of the application SLA which reflect the needs of the end user
• Reduce CAPEX
  • Eliminate purchases that address only peak demand
  • Avoid over-provisioning of resources – map provisioning directly to demand
• Reduce ratio of CAPEX to OPEX
  • Increase financial agility
  • Move from fixed to variable (usage-based) costing
• Reduce OPEX
  • Automate manual processes
  • Reduce administrative and support overhead