Enterprise Cloud Solutions

ENTERPRISE CLOUD SOLUTIONS

Enterprise cloud computing refers to a computing environment residing behind a firewall where businesses can access IT services from the Internet. It can include features like servers, processing power, data storage, web services, and more. Some of the benefits of cloud computing include lower costs, more control over security, and increased flexibility to scale your resource consumption. There are options to have a private cloud, public cloud, hybrid cloud, or multi-cloud.

What are some of the benefits cloud computing can provide for your business?

1) Reduced costs. Forget about setting up expensive hardware and software like data centers, servers, and cooling.

2) Improved productivity. IT management services are removed, which means you can focus more on your business and less on time-consuming troubleshooting.

3) Better reliability. Data backup and disaster recovery are so much easier because your data can be copied to multiple sites on the cloud network.

4) Increased security. You can rest easy knowing that your data, apps, and infrastructure are protected.  

What’s driving enterprise cloud computing? 

Cost savings represent a significant driver. However, the need for data protection will drive this service as well. More and more you hear about cyber attacks, data breaches, and stolen customer data. Therefore, companies will look to verify data authenticity, and this will help secure their data.

Is cloud computing the same as Software-as-a-Service(SaaS)? 

Not quite. SaaS is one of several subsets of the cloud computing market. With traditional SaaS offerings, a company is buying pre-packaged “canned” software applications (e.g. ERP, SCM or CRM packages) that are hosted remotely and accessed via the Internet. 

What is Business Process Management as a Service (BPMaaS)? 

  • BPMaaS is a subscription-based cloud service that’s all about the complete management of business processes and optimizing those processes. Business process management activities can be grouped into categories, like design, modeling, execution, monitoring, and optimization.

  • There are many benefits of BPMaaS, including cost effectiveness, flexibility, automatic updates, and mobility to access the software anywhere in the world.

  • Bringing BPM capabilities to the Cloud enables multiple companies to share a common BPM system and fully participate in an overall end-to-end business process. 

What is a community cloud?

  • A community cloud is an infrastructure that is shared by multiple organizations.

  • Since more than one organization is involved, costs are shared by those involved, which reduces your overall expenses.

  • This cloud can be managed internally or by a third party.

What’s the difference between “cloud computing” and “cloud services?” 

In short, everything. “Cloud computing” implies a framework and vocabulary aimed at technology semantics. “Cloud services” implies a framework and vocabulary aimed at business semantics. While cloud computing belongs to the domain of Information Technology (IT), cloud services belong to the domain of Business Technology (BT). In other words, cloud services are about business, while cloud computing is about technology. The focus of this book is on the domain of business.