Benefits of IT Cloud Computing For IT Infrastructure
So why IT cloud computing? There are a multitude of benefits that support considering migrating to IT cloud computing. As an example, migrating to an IT cloud computing environment can provide organizations access to new services and applications, increased processing capacity, collaborative capabilities, and managed services such as security, data backup and restoration. These services are all on demand and at costs often below what individual organizations can achieve. IT cloud computing offers flexibility due to the fact that business applications can be applied to different cloud deployment models whether you choose public, private, or hybrid.
In addition, other benefits to be considered are:
Strategic Focus - Is it your company's objective to support servers and their applications as a core competency? If not, IT cloud computing provides a scalable infrastructure and capabilities available as services. By having the ability to access technologies available as a service instead of owning and managing all IT systems, companies can invest more of their time and resources in focusing on what truly differentiates them from their competitors.
Ease of Implementation - IT cloud computing can be a big timesaver. Without the need to purchase hardware, software licenses or implementation services, a company can get its IT infrastructure initiative off the ground in record time and for a fraction of the cost of an on-premise solution. Companies can save numerous hours in implementation time.
Cost Reduction - Operational expenses are reduced with IT cloud computing due to the fact that you pay only for what you use and costs are directly proportional to your requirements. In addition, transitioning your needs into the cloud can greatly reduce capital expenditures because you don't need to buy the computing assets. For example, the huge sums of capital that would traditionally be invested in hardware, software and labor would shift to recurring operational costs that are tied more closely to the actual use of computing resources from the cloud provider. Cloud providers can be more efficient at IT operations, using fewer staff hours for standard tasks. They can also negotiate better pricing on hardware because they buy in such high volume.
"Anywhere" Secure Accessibility - IT cloud computing offerings can provide "anywhere" secure accessibility by delivering secure remote access to the cloud applications and resources. By enabling access from managed (corporate PC) and unmanaged (kiosk or home) PCs and mobile devices, companies improve employee and partner productivity. Secure access gateways integrate intelligent access policy enforcement with a variety of connectivity options including SSL, VPN, and Direct Access, with encryption.
The gateways improve the security of remote access scenarios by enforcing granular access controls and policies that are tailored to the cloud applications being published, the identity of the remote user, and the health status of the device being used to access the cloud. For example, the access gateway policies may verify the virus control or patch status of the access device and deny or limit access based on the results. The secure gateway solutions may interact with the enterprises' authentication directory, minimizing account management effort and enabling a variety of strong authentication methods.
Additional benefits of IT cloud computing include staffing costs and skills reduction, scalability, flexibility and agility as well as disaster recovery and business continuity. Contact your IT service provider for more information about their IT cloud computing services.
About the Author:
Chuck Vermillion is CEO and founder of OneNeck IT Services, a leading Enterprise Resource Planning outsource provider helping mid-market companies improve system performance. For more information about IT cloud computing and how it can benefit your business, visit our site.
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