{"id":89,"date":"2012-12-15T06:38:12","date_gmt":"2012-12-15T06:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conversations.itgroove.net\/?p=89"},"modified":"2023-02-24T21:46:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T21:46:58","slug":"i-so-need-the-cloud-or-do-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/archive\/2012\/12\/15\/i-so-need-the-cloud-or-do-i\/","title":{"rendered":"I so need the cloud \u2026 or do I?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Everyone nowadays talks about \u201cthe Cloud\u201d as being the next big thing that ALL companies should be looking at as a part of their IT infrastructure planning. The problem is that the term \u201cCloud\u201d, has become so ambiguous and attached to so many things that it is hard for most companies to get a handle on what it actually is.<\/p>\n

In the most simplistic terms, the Cloud is simply the idea that a computing service, whatever that service may be, is provided by an infrastructure that you, as a user, can\u2019t generally put your hands on. OK, I know, that is very vague and that is precisely the point! The Cloud is fuzzy and blurry. The Cloud provides services as you need them and you, as the user, don\u2019t really care where the service actually \u201clives\u201d.<\/p>\n

The interesting thing about the Cloud is that you may have used Cloud services for years and don\u2019t realize it. If you have used Gmail, Hotmail, or other online email program then you have used a Cloud service. Do you know where Hotmail or Gmail files actually \u201clive\u201d? Not likely and it\u2019s a good bet that you don\u2019t care, either. You simply consume the service.<\/p>\n