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The forecast for cloud computing is bright; spend on cloud services is expected to reach $162bn and according to Forbes, there are now over 18 million cloud jobs worldwide. With an additional 1.6 million cloud jobs predicted in Europe by 2020.
The rapid expansion in demand for cloud skills makes finding IT pros with the right skills to support your future cloud projects increasingly difficult; 38% of businesses now report they are unable to hire professionals with cloud skills.
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Watch the following video by Microsoft for a short overview of cloud computing:
”Going forward, it’s a mobile-first, cloud-first world,” – Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft
A: Cloud computing is the practice of sharing computing resources and delivering services through the Internet via remote servers rather than having local servers or personal devices to handle applications.
A: Platform-As-A-Service (PaaS) – PaaS provides an application development environment, allowing users to collaborate, develop, test, deploy, host and maintain applications in the cloud. A common example of PaaS is cloud-based environments for the development of enterprise-level software.
Infrastructure-As-A-Service (IaaS) – IaaS provides computing hardware such as network equipment, servers and data storage on a scalable basis in the cloud. A common example of IaaS is cloud-based backup and recovery.
Applications-As-A-Service (AaaS)/Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) – AaaS/ SaaS provide access to software. Users can log-on from any location and have full access to their specific software in the cloud. A common example of SaaS is cloud-based e-mail.
A: Public cloud is a cloud computing model where a provider makes its services such as data storage available to the general public.
Private cloud is operated for a specific organisation and implemented within the corporate firewall. It may be managed by the IT department or a third party.
Hybrid cloud is a cloud computing environment that combines a private cloud with public cloud services which remain unique entities but are bound together by technology that enables data and application portability.
A: Cloud computing has several benefits, these are the top five:
