Cloud Computing is an efficient way to access shared tools such as:
- Applications
- Platforms
- Infrastructure
The “cloud” is a metaphor for the internet. Cloud computing is where everything is stored on the internet, and the user is not required to make any Capital Expenditure investments in the purchase of infrastructure. Servers provide resources, software, and data to computers and other devices on demand. The "clouds" appear as single points of access for a consumers specific needs, as they need them.
Cloud computing allows your company to lower infrastructure costs, your IT department to shift their focus on to more strategic planning and gives access to authorized users, any time, any where to applications that traditionally have required desktop access.