Cloud Computing — Everything you need to know (2/2)
Earlier on our first part of this blog we have discuss several services on Cloud like IaaS(Infrastructure as a Service), PaaS(Platform as a Service), SaaS(Software as a Service) etc. We have also discuss about Cloud Computing and how it works along with the advantage and the disadvantage.
Now in this second part of Cloud Computing we’ll focus more on different cloud service providers and briefly explain each of them. Also we’ll try to figure out best service providers among them.
Ø Available Cloud Service Providers
Below mentioned are the top Cloud Computing Companies:
- Amazon Web Services
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud Platform
- Adobe
- VMware
- IBM Cloud
- Rackspace
- Red Hat
- Salesforce
- Oracle Cloud
- SAP
- Verizon Cloud
- Navisite
- Dropbox
- Egnyte
Now, We discuss all the cloud providers in brief.
· AWS is the safest and protected platform of cloud service which offers a wide set of infrastructure services like database storage, computing power, networking etc.
· Using this AWS one can host the static websites.
· By using such services, users are able to build complicated applications that are trustworthy, scalable and flexible.
· One can have the hands-on experience of AWS for free.
· Microsoft Azure is used for deploying, designing and managing the applications through a worldwide network.
· Previously Microsoft Azure was known as Windows Azure.
· This Cloud computing service supports various operating systems, databases, tools, programming languages and frameworks etc.
· Free trial version of Microsoft Azure is available for 30 days.
· Google Cloud Platform uses the resources such as computers, virtual machines, hard disks etc located at Google data centers.
· Google Cloud Platform is an integrated storage used by developers and enterprises for live data.
· Apart from the free trial, this service is available at various flexible payment plans based on Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG).
· Adobe offers many products that provide cloud services. Few among them are Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Cloud and Adobe Document Cloud etc.
· Adobe Creative Cloud service is a SaaS, that offers its users to access the tools offered by Adobe like editing the videos, photography, graphic designing etc.
· Adobe Experience Cloud offers its users to access a broad set of solutions for advertising, building campaigns and gaining intelligence on business.
· Adobe Document Cloud is a complete solution for digital documentation.
5. VMware
· VMware is a universal leader in virtualization and Cloud Infrastructure.
· VMware’s Cloud Computing is exclusive and helps in reducing the IT intricacy, lower the expenses, provides flexible agile services etc.
· VMware vCloud Air is a safe and protected public cloud platform that offers networking, storage, disaster recovery and computing etc.
· VMware’s Cloud solutions facilitate to maximize your organization’s profits of cloud computing by combining the services, technologies, guidance needed to operate and manage the staff etc.
6. IBM Cloud
· IBM Cloud offers Iaas, PaaS, and SaaS through all the available cloud delivery models.
· Using IBM Cloud one can have the freedom to select and unite your desired tools, data models and delivery models in designing/creating your next-generation services or applications.
· IBM Cloud is used to build pioneering way outs that can gain value for your businesses and industry.
· With IBM Bluemix Cloud platform one can incorporate highly performing cloud communications and services into your IT environment.
7. Rackspace
· Rackspace Cloud offers a set of Cloud Computing services like hosting web applications, Cloud Files, Cloud Block Storage, Cloud Backup, Databases and Cloud Servers etc.
· Rackspace Cloud Block Storage uses a combination of solid-state drives and hard drives to deliver high performance.
· Rackspace Cloud Backup uses compression and encryption techniques and provides file-level backups with low cost.
· Customers using Rackspace Cloud services are charged based on their usage.
8. Redhat
· Red Hat is an Open Cloud technology used by IT organizations to deliver agile and flexible solutions.
· Using Red Hat Cloud we can modernize the apps, update and manage them from a single place and integrate all the desired parts into a single solution.
· Red Hat Cloud Infrastructure helps us to build and manage an open cum private cloud at low cost.
· Red Hat Open Shift is an open and hybrid service used by developers to develop, deploy, host and delivers the applications quickly.
9. Salesforce
· Salesforce Cloud Computing offers all the applications required by the businesses like CRM, ERP, customer service, sales, mobile applications, and marketing.
· Salesforce cloud computing comprises multiple cloud services like Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud etc.
· Salesforce Sales Cloud helps in managing the customer’s contact information, automating the business processes etc.
· Salesforce Service Cloud helps to support the customers anywhere at any time.
10. Oracle Cloud
· Oracle Cloud is available as SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS. Oracle Cloud helps the companies in transforming their business quickness and reducing the IT Complexity.
· Oracle Cloud SaaS provides a complete data-driven and secure cloud environment.
· Oracle Cloud PaaS helps IT Enterprises and Independent developers to develop, connect, secure and share data across the applications.
· Oracle Cloud IaaS is a broad set of subscription based and integrated services that help to run any kind of workload of an Enterprise.
11. SAP
· SAP Cloud Platform is an enterprise service with wide-ranging services required for application development.
· SAP is considered as the best cloud provider as it has the powerful business networks, cloud collaboration, and advanced IT security.
· SAP has a universal foundation named SAP HANA for all its cloud-services.
· SAP Cloud Platform is modernizing the working style of enterprises on iPhone and iPad.
12. Verizon Cloud
· Verizon Cloud is built to maintain enterprise workloads with strong security and trustworthy performance.
· With Verizon Cloud, we can choose the flexible services required for our enterprise and secure our data in a personalized environment.
· Using Verizon Cloud, one can trim down the risk and retain the data integrity across the apps.
· Verizon Cloud helps to familiarize you to the varying business circumstances by gaining speed and reliability.
13. Navisite
· Navisite provides Cloud Services for enterprises and mid-sized businesses using sophisticated IT technologies.
· Navisite offers a wide range of cloud service solutions like Cloud Infrastructure services, Cloud desktop solutions, Cloud hosting services and application services etc.
· Navisite Cloud solutions facilitate its users in improving disaster recovery, reliability etc.
14. Dropbox
· Dropbox is a refined cloud storage service used by small businesses and customers to store files or documents virtually on remote cloud servers.
· Generally, Dropbox serves as an online or cloud personal hard drive.
· Dropbox allows its users to access any saved data or content from any device through an internet connection.
· Dropbox is available as a desktop app, where users can download it and save the files directly in Dropbox folder located on your desktop.
15. Egnyte
· Egnyte provides a hybrid cloud way out that combines the cloud storage along with local storage of the accessible infrastructure.
· Using Egnyte one can upload the file of any size and any type.
· One can customize their unique Egnyte domain to replicate their brand by implementing their personal logo on the interface and note headers of Egnyte.
· Egnyte’s Cloud service provides an automatic syncing feature which guarantees that one can access the inaccessible data from any internet connection.
Now, Let us compare three major cloud service providers AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform.
We can compare cloud by this services listed below,
Compute
Calculate, process, and compute — a computer’s fundamental role. In addition, the right cloud provider can scale to thousands of processing nodes for you in just a few minutes.
Storage
A key function of cloud services is its storage capabilities. While AWS’s storage services are the longest running, Microsoft Azure’s and Google’s are also very respectable and reliable options.
Networking and Content Delivery
Each provider offers different networks and partners which interconnect their data centers across the globe using a variety of different products to achieve this.
Database
All three providers allow you to implement both SQL and NoSQL solutions. Alternatively, if you don’t need a database, go for their caching capabilities instead.
Management and Monitoring
Each of the top three offers a range of management and monitoring services which provide visibility into the health, performance, and utilization of applications, workloads, and infrastructure.
Security
Here, we cover the range of capabilities provided to protect services and data.
Developer Tools
And finally, the tools you need to build, deploy, diagnose, debug, and manage multiplatform, scalable applications and services.
So, Here we see some of the services by which we can differentiate cloud service providers.
Further more you can differentiate this cloud services by pricing but it depends on your organizations or your personal requirement of cloud services.
Ø Conclusion
In today’s global competitive market, companies must innovate and get the most from its resources to succeed. This requires enabling its employees, business partners and users with the platforms and collaboration tools that promote innovation. Cloud Computing infrastructures are next generation platforms that can provide tremendous value to companies of any size. Cloud Computing provides Software, Platform, Infrastructure, Storage, Security, Data, Test Environment etc. as a service.
Like everything else, Cloud Computing too has its pros and cons as we have discussed it in our earlier part of cloud computing. While the technology can prove to be a great asset to your company, it could also cause harm if not understood and used properly. So we suggest you to choose wisely.
According to our point of view, We recommend you to go for Amazon Web Services because of its lowest downtime of 108 Minutes in 2017 among the all available cloud service provider. But, at the same time you have to pay per hour in AWS while in Microsoft Azure you have to pay per minute.
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