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Cloud Services in Dubai and UAE
Cloud services refer to any IT services that are provisioned and accessed from a cloud computing provider. This is a broad term that incorporates all delivery and service models of cloud computing and related solutions. Cloud services are delivered over the internet and accessible globally from the internet.
What is cloud service?
In simple terms it includes providing a variety of services on-demand to customers or companies using the internet. It can include infrastructures, software, or platforms that are hosted by a third party and made accessible to the users who use the internet.
Cloud services help in the flow of data from user to anything
(example:- A user wants to save a photo he can use cloud services to save it on a server, laptop, desktop, or tablet)
It’s very simple to use, all that is required is
i) A computer.
ii) A OS (operating system).
iii) Good internet connectivity.
Types of Cloud Services Offered by Microhard Infotech
Among the wide range of cloud services available we at Microhard Infotech provide the following cloud services
1) DRaas – Disaster recovery-as-a-service.
This service is used to minimize the data loss during a disaster, DRaas helps in minimizing the short-term data retention, it preserves the infrastructure, security model, and system state model where the data sets are running, the speed at which the workload was operating can also be resumed in the same manner after an incident
2) Paas – Platform-as-a-service.
This service is used by developers, as it is hosted by a third party, and the vendor provides both hardware and software so a developer can focus on developing the application and not worry about installing any other program, software, or hardware.
3) Iaas – Infrastructure-as-a-service.
One of the most vital cloud services models, this service helps in the virtualization and automating of administrative work, the it helps perform tasks such as resilience planning, system backups, and system maintenance, this service is best if you want a smooth administrative workflow, minimizing time and resource wastage so you can focus on other tasks.
4) Baas – Backup-as-a-service.
This service is also used for data retention but for the long-term duration it can restore by using a local appliance, an office-site cloud environment for more safety, in case of an incident the lost data can be copied from the data set and moving it to its original environment.
Advantages of using Cloud
There are multiple advantages of using clouds , some of the major benefits of using cloud technology are :-
1) Cost Saving
Cloud has a pay-as-you-go system where , which means that if you don’t use the features of the cloud that has been offered , you won’t be charged for it , you be liable only for the features you opt for , this same is applicable to the data storage space , you will be charges only for the amount of space you take , and you will not be charged for any space you don’t use .
2) Security
Since most of data in the cloud are encrypted this amps up the security , by encrypting the data it becomes less accessible to hackers or any unauthorized person to view or modify the data .
According to Rapidscale , 94% of business saw an improvement in security after making a switch to cloud , an added feature of the cloud security system is that you can customize different security settings based on user .
3) Flexibility
when you use cloud it give you more flexibility rather using the conventional local server and if you require an additional bandwidth the cloud based server can make it happen almost immediately than a local server which takes a lot of time, money and resources , this makes a significant difference to the overall efficiency to the organization .
4) Automatic Software Update
Waiting for system update to be installed can be really very annoying when you have things to be done , cloud based application automatically gets updated and refreshed all by themselves , you don’t have to manually which saves a lot of time , resources and money as well.
5) Sustainability
With the rise in a lot of environmental issues it becomes really important that we operate business in way which causes less harm and improves the overall welfare and have less wasteful resources for the betterment of society , hosting services on cloud is an ecofriendly method which helps in reducing the carbon footprint , cloud infrastructure is powered virtually rather than physical hardware or equipment’s which helps in cutting down on paper usage and waste and ensuring improved energy efficiency
Conclusion
Cloud services have become an integral part of business in the modern era and with technological advancements, they can be used by any company irrespective of its nature, size, or scale of operations. The services are very flexible and can be used according to your budget as you have an option to choose the services you want to use. Cloud computing has helped a lot of businesses to grow by helping them to save costs and increase the efficiency of operation.
If you are someone who would like to know more about cloud services or would want to install a cloud system for your business operation please feel to call our team +971 4 320 8308 , +971 55 954 1228
or if you wish to mail us sales@microhard.ae
we would be more than glad to help you .
