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Properties of Cloud Computing

Introduction

Cloud Computing means to get and give services virtually via internet or shareable platforms. The Cloud Computing is used to share services and resources with whom who can’t afford the expense of that service or resources but can take it on partnerships with others who have these. Cloud Computing is extends beyond a single computer to a large enterprise. The idea of Cloud Computing is based on Centralized Computing infrastructure which was popular in 1950’s and 60’s. The Main Characteristics of Cloud Computing which make difference between Cloud Computing and Centralized Computing are as below...:-


ü User Centric.	ü No Up-Front Commitments
ü Task Centric.	ü On Demand Access
ü Powerful.	ü Nice Pricing
ü Self-Healing.	ü Simplified Application and Scalability
ü Multi tenancy and intelligence.	ü Efficient Resources Allocation
ü Programmable.	ü Energy Efficiency
ü Flexible.	ü Seamless Creation and Use of Third Party Services.

Elaborating in Details

Ø User Centric:-

This Means when a user connect to the Cloud with proper authority than any of the data and resources such as hardware and software available there, becomes him/her property. It is entirely becomes user’s own application or environment.

Ø Powerful:-

This Characteristics describes the large computational power on same platform with same resources and Large Storage Area. We can Share, Store and Upload on Same time with Different Places.

Ø Self - Healing:-

The Cloud is threatened by lots of virus attacks and mass data crashes, so this characteristic allow us to save our data from this problems. There is always a Shadow copy or a hot backup of data stored, so if the data crashes then it retrieve the backup copy and heal itself.

Ø Multi tenancy and Intelligence:-

Multi tenancy means reusability, it allows the sharing of data and costs of services and storage among large amount of users. The Cloud Computing management allows the user to access only the data which he/she authorized, not others. So The Cloud Computing shows its intelligence in data access and operation is done by only proper authority holder user.

Ø Programmable:-

Many processes associated with cloud computing are programmable, such as Login, Storing and Retrieving etc. The cloud can be programmed to store specific items such as images or documents only.

Ø Flexibility:-

The Cloud Computing is flexible. It can change the behavior and appearance of itself as per user wants. User can modify settings of the Cloud Environment as per he/she wants to appear and doing all task.

Ø No Up-Front Commitments:-

Here, Cloud Computing never does any up front commitments. Either User or the Service provider or may be both are from different places. So they can’t meet face to face via cloud computing, still the Cloud Computing makes it easy via license agreement to use the services. This will be done by pay as you go services or virtual money such as PayPal, Visa etc.

Ø On Demand Access:-

The user can access the data from the cloud from any place at any network location at any time with proper authorization and authentication. He/she can perform the data operation at any time according to their schedule. There is no place boundary or time boundary over user.

Ø Simplified Application and Scalability:-

Most of applications such as office automation, Photo editing, Document Management, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software are replicated to service provider’s infrastructure and made more scalable and accessible by a browser on demand.

Ø Efficient Resource Allocation:-

With cloud computing a user can access most of resources by provider. He/ She can access the resources at same time via cloud computing. The Resources are allocated to each user in such an advance and reusable manner so each user can access and make efficient use of resources.

Ø Energy Efficiency:-

With Cloud Computing Energy efficiency is increased. The concept of Green Computing is introduced. Multiple users are connected to a single server and multiple resources can be allocated to a single user, so need of multiple mainframes and client computers to monitories the services are reduced.

Ø Seamless Creation and Use of Third Party Services:-

The On demand access and service orientation creates a seamless new opportunities for creating new systems and application with flexibility by using sharable development platform and resources.

Conclusion

Now a days, Cloud Computing becomes vast field for IT developers and users. By Cloud Computing new application creation, publishing, and using is easy and fast. The data Access becomes on demand so we can generate copy of data at any place, time and device through a browser. The Cloud computing saves much more human efforts by sharing the resources, infrastructure, services and platform for users and developers. It saves energy by green computing and make seamless new creations by making new third party services and service sharing. Now it is easier to turn new ideas into products with low costs and high selling value with concentrating technical efforts on any platform.