Evolution of Cloud hosting Infographic

EVOLUTION OF CLOUD HOSTING WHAT IS CLOUD HOSTING? Think of it as a set of hardware, networks, storage, services, and interfaces that combine to deliver aspects of computing as a service. Cloud services include the delivery of software, infrastructure, and storage over the Internet (either as separate components or a complete platform) based on user demand. WEB HOSTING OVER THE YEARS (START 1999 TO PRESENT DAY) salesforce 1999 Salesforce.com was launched & pioneered the concept delivering enterprise application via a simple website. 1999 i amazon I web services" Amazon Web Services were launched with a suite of cloud-based services like storage, computation and even human intelligence. GMail 2004 by Google Google launch their cloud based email service, Gmail. 2006 amazon EC2 webservices Amazon launched Elastic Compute cloud (EC2) - rent computers on which to run their own computer applications. force.com. 2007 Salesforce launches Force.com - a cloud computing platform- as a service system 2008 EUCALYPTUS Open-sources Eucalyptus launched as the first AWS API-compatible platform for implementing private clouds. Google Apps 2009 Google Apps offered browser-based enterprise applications with Google Apps. 2011 iCloud Apple launches iCloud,their cloud storage and computing service. IN A SHORT TIME CLOUD HOSTING HAS BECOME HUGE AND IT IS GETTING BIGGER EVERY YEAR. CLOUD HOSTING MARKET VALUE $1.1 Trillion revenue expected $131 Billion $111 Billion 2012 2013 2015 Cloud advertising is the largest segment of the cloud services market • $677 will be spent from 2013 to 2016 • 50% of software development companies plan to deploy applications in the cloud. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NORMAL WEB HOSTING AND CLOUD HOSTING DATA LIMITS E AVAILABILITY Webhosting is a package service. If you need more storage or bandwidth you need to upgrade. There are monthly or yearly subscription prices. Cloud service- Storage and Bandwidth as you need it. Pay as you go. More flexible. PERFORMANCE • Web Hosting- If host server fails, your system will fail. • Cloud services have back-up systems. Data is quickly stored and retrieved. No downtime. SECURITY Webhosting- You need your own security measures to protect data. • Cloud service- Offers security embedded. WHY PICK CLOUD HOSTING OVER WEB HOSTING? Works across all No performance issues Your business will be up and running no matter what platforms it scales as needed. Flexible pay as you go system (less expensive) Cloud hosting services are billed just like an electric meter, which means you pay for what you use and nothing is spent towards any sort of monthly rentals; Easy management Scalability Choice of OS Fully managed by a third party, meaning better reliability. Cloud hosting is capable of handling immense server load effortlessly. This means you can start small. You can choose operating system of your choice - i.e. Linux or Windows. Flexibility Complete server configuration controls via an API or web-based interface. Easy Deployment Internal Resources Round-the-Clock are of your company are freed up Support 24x7 customer support. GET THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS You can enjoy the benefits of dedicated hosting, but don't need to bear the heavy cost of dedicated hosting, if you don't have extensive requirements. SOURCES: http://blog.softlayer.com/2013/virtual-magic-the-cloud http://www.emea.symantec.com/web/evolutiontocloud/ http://www.websitepulse.com/blog/file-hosting-vs-cloud-computing http://www.brilliantthinking.net/2009/10/16/cloud-vs-traditional-hosting/ |>>>