CLOUD COMPUTING
What is Cloud Computing?
Cloud Computing is the delivery of computing services — including servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence — over the Internet (“the cloud”) to offer faster innovation, flexible resources, and economies of scale.
Instead of owning physical data centers or servers, businesses can rent computing power and storage from cloud providers on a pay-as-you-go basis.


Benefits of Cloud Computing
Cost Efficiency – No upfront hardware costs
Scalability – Easily scale resources up/down as needed
Reliability – Backup, disaster recovery, and failover built-in
Performance – Global data centers with optimized networks
Security – Encryption, compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA)
Types of Cloud Computing
Public Cloud
Services offered over the internet by third-party providers (e.g., AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud).
Shared infrastructure, scalable, cost-effective.
Private Cloud
Cloud infrastructure used exclusively by one business.
Hosted either on-site or by a third-party provider.
More control and security.
Hybrid Cloud
A mix of public and private clouds.
Offers flexibility to move workloads between cloud environments.
