As
per the industry analysts, within 10 years, a major part of storage, computing,
and e-commerce did across the world will take place on the cloud(cloud stoage) .These
analysts have also termed this as the third phase of internet computing in this
high-tech era. This significant shift highlights 2010 as a watershed year in
which the cloud computing and mobile devices gained supremacy and the way in
which the information is accessed.
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The
first phase of computing saw the blend of operating system and the software
into sole terminal allowing the basic communication via devices like an email.
As per the second phase, the user was enabled to connect to the World Wide Web
(www) having numerous websites, which in the mid-1990s increased significantly.
The
third phase is the current one where you will see everything live on the cloud
including your data and software. Further, by 2020 the number of devices and
sensors, accessing these remote data centres in the cloud, will increase
significantly. Only a small amount i.e. 1.4 billion will be personal computers.
Considering
the fact that the key concepts and the developments of the e-commerce will rely
on the progression of the internet, it is important to stay abreast with the
latest trends and innovations. So, after all, what is this trend that has
created a buzz? Well, without a doubt it is the cloud computing and it is
considered as an important investment in the business and also a key source of
success.
What Is Cloud Computing?
In
layman terms, cloud computing can be defined as storing and accessing data
& programs over the internet than the hard drive of your personal computer.
The cloud can be defined as the metaphor for the internet. There are three
deployment methods of cloud computing – private, public, and hybrid. Cloud
computing is also divided into three main categories – platform as a service
PaaS, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), and software as a service (Saas).
Security
remains as one of the major concerns for all those companies thinking of
adopting cloud computing – mainly public cloud adoption. The providers of
public cloud share their basic hardware infrastructure amid various customers,
as the public cloud is a multi-tenant environment. This environment requires
copious isolation amid logical compute resources.
Why Are So Many Businesses Moving To The
Cloud?
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Increasing
number of businesses are concentrating more on cloud computing. There are
several reasons responsible for this including – increasing business
opportunities, improves cash flow, and increases efficiency as well.
A
huge number of hosting services that were formerly being used for the web
hosting are now using the modern & advanced cloud technology as the
benefits and advanced features that the cloud computing offers are quite
amazing. Various e-commerce websites are also shifting their focus towards
cloud server simply because a wide variety of benefits it offers.
Let
us discuss top 7 benefits that cloud computing brings to the e-commerce
industry.
Trust
In
the early days of the web, one of the key challenges faced by the e-commerce
industry was not technical but human i.e. “trust”. It certainly took a
significant amount of time in building trust into their networks and
ascertaining a set of online authorisation that made buyers feel more
comfortable going ahead with an online purchase.
Nowadays,
cloud computing is already being used by some of the leading e-commerce giants
such as Google and Amazon. All the businesses working with these companies can
leverage the prevailing cloud systems to reach increasing number of customers.
Cost Savings
Without
a doubt, one of the major reasons for moving a business application or data
centre to the cloud is the cost element. While the cost involved in the development
and deployment of an e-commerce application is on the lower side, but the
parallel need for both the hardware and bandwidth may be too costly. Usually
going ahead with the cloud-based initiative on a virtual server end up saving
80% of the costs normally linked with a conventional e-commerce roll out.
Speed
A
company can easily rollout their e-commerce application faster than before and
start their selling process on the remote platform.
Scalability
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Most
of the times termed as “elastic”, with the help of these cloud services a
business is able to touch new heights and also support seasonal spikes or those
activated by a special promotion.
Security
Some
of the key and important considerations include – securing applications,
networks, and tangible facilities. It has been observed that most of the cloud vendor's
end up completing the third-party certification, including ISO 27001 and
various other important audits. Other remaining security measures are further
implemented at the application, facility, and network levels including a
biometric screening of personnel and certification via third-party
vulnerability assessment programs.
Interoperability
With
a significant growth in the cloud e-commerce in the coming years, you will also
see a noticeable rise in the ability to share the information between clouds
and varied communities of the clouds. Various cloud vendors will be offering a
standard-based framework which enables programmatic access for the users,
partners, and all those who are looking to leverage extra functionality from
within the cloud.
Easy Recovery
A
sudden power failure can really shut down a workplace, this will impact the
performance of the servers that look after all the online activities the
business requires to maintain daily operations. What happens next? You will
lose out all your business data and this will take your business down. If you
have hosted your business on the cloud, physical damages and power failure
won’t harm the normal functioning of your business. Your business will function
as usual and moreover, your customers won’t have any clue of pointing out that
your system has been interrupted.
Adam Smith Bio
Adam Smith is a content writing professional at alwaysreview, an inbound marketing and sales
platform that helps companies attract visitors, convert leads, and close
customers. Previously, Adam worked as a marketing manager for a tech
software startup. He graduated with honors from California University with a
dual degree in Business Administration and Creative Writing.
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