Cloud Computing
What is cloud computing?
Cloud computing provides computation, software, data access, and storage services that do not require end-user knowledge of the physical location and configuration of the system that delivers the services.
Businesses around the world are embracing cloud solutions to enhance service, reduce costs, and make their IT more efficient and fluid. Meanwhile, as more of the things consumers do every day move into the digital world, they’re further driving the growth of cloud services. These two trends are converging to reshape our expectations for how technology can work on our behalf, at work, on the road, and in our homes.
Microsoft Cloud Services
Microsoft Online Services are world-class communication and collaboration products delivered as a subscription service, hosted by Microsoft. Techminds Group can support your transition to the cloud by helping you assess your needs, choose the right services, and provide add-on capabilities.
Software as a Service (Saas):
Applications become Software as a Service, or SaaS. With cloud computing, applications are available over the internet when the consumer needs them via any platform or device. This shared pool of resources enables greater efficiency.
Platform as a Service (Paas):
The development platform becomes Platform as a Service, or PaaS. With cloud computing, instead of owning and maintaining systems—for example, development, testing, production, and so on—the consumer takes advantage of a shared pool of resources to use when needed.
Infrastructure as a Service:
In cloud computing terms, servers become Infrastructure as a Service, or IaaS. Instead of owning and running the facilities, servers, and network, you can rent flexible computing capacity when needed. This flexibility is one of the fundamental characteristics of cloud computing that allows for elastic demand and the ability to quickly scale up or down based on your business needs.
Choosing Microsoft Online Services allows you to combine the power of rich desktop-based applications with the flexibility of fully-hosted Internet services. That gives your users an all-in-one integrated experience on the same rich clients your users already know with a consistent look and feel from virtually any device, in almost any location.
Microsoft Online Services benefits include:
The latest business productivity capabilities
• Business-class e-mail, web conferencing, instant messaging, document collaboration and workflow all designed to work together seamlessly.
Ease of use
• Services synchronize with your Microsoft Active Directory, so you maintain control and can continue to manage user policies centrally
• A single administrative panel enables simple and centralized provisioning and management of new and existing users
• End users can securely access the service virtually anywhere without the need for a VPN connection and through a wide selection of mobile devices
Privacy & rapid disaster recovery
• Secure Internet protocols including HTTPS and HTTP over SSL to access your services
• Redundant network architecture capable of disaster recovery
• In the event of datacenter connectivity issues, services switch over to a backup datacenter
Improved agility
• Easily extend new capabilities to your organization without straining internal resources
• Expand your IT capacity by adding new services without investing in the development of new skills or deploying new hardware and software
• Free your valuable IT resources from routine management tasks to focus on core business initiatives that can deliver a true competitive advantage
Security & reliability
• Microsoft Online Services run on a global network of data centers protected by multiple layers of security and operational best practices
• Microsoft Online Services guarantee a service level agreement of 99.9% uptime
• Data centers and services managed by rigorously screened and highly trained staff
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