Cloud Services and Virtualization: Some New Developments

Jul 20
07:56

2011

Phillip Presley

Phillip Presley

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In recent news, we have heard a lot about cloud computing services. One thing that you need to understand is that cloud computing is not really a new form of hardware or even software, but rather a more abstract concept.

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In recent news,Cloud Services and Virtualization: Some New Developments Articles we have heard a lot about cloud computing services.One thing that you need to understand is that cloud computing is not really a new form of hardware or even software, but rather a more abstract concept.Basically, it would mean running certain applications remotely, rather than on your local computer.It also means that your data would rather be stored on a remote server instead of on your own PC.Cloud technologies are of increased use and benefit to businesses, which explains why there are now many cloud based Remote Accesssolutions being developed.There are several practical applications of cloud based technology.One of them is the ability to install and run an operating system on a remote server, and control it from your local PC.Lets say that you want to run some Linux applications on your computer, but you do not have enough space to install it locally, or you simply do not want to go through the trouble of installing a second OS on your computer.You could rent a cloud server, install Linux on it and then use Remote Control Software to control everything.In the past year, we have seen an exponential growth in data centers offering cloud services to businesses.The majority of these companies charge for each hour of use and the price that is paid will depend on the computing power that is required for your use.As such, if you just need to run some basic business applications and have a handful of users, you can select one of their lower packages.However, if you need to run resource intensive tools and software, such as applications that perform scientific calculations, or video editing tools, there are some higher packages available that will give you all the computing resources that you need.Cloud services, combined with Remote Desktop Softwaresolutions can actually cost less than purchasing and maintaining local hardware.The simple reason behind this is that the software you are executing actually runs on the server and not on your computer.So it will be the CPU of the cloud server that will perform all the necessary operationsFree Web Content, rather than the one on your local machine.This will eliminate the need for organizations to constantly make upgrades to their hardware so that it is able to perform well.