cloud computing

cloud computing

1. types of service

   • Infrastructure - you can pay to use the hosts hardware
   • Storage - allowing your data to be stored remotely on the hosts server
   • Software - you can pay to use the software remotely
   • processing - this means you could run complicated programs remotely

2. Advantages

   • Data can be accessed anywhere if you have a device and internet connection
   • Easy to increase amount of storage or infrastructure available
   • Cloud storage is updated automatically
   • Security and backups are managed by host company

3. disadvantages

   • You must have internet connection to access cloud services
   • cloud storage can be vulnerable to hacking
   • dependant on host company for providing security and backups
   • cloud services can be expensive