Business
related owners are not technology or data geeks, but sometimes it feels like it
would be beneficial to be one. Storing and analyzing data, keeping track o
licenses and dealing with other
technological hang ups can quickly leave the average businessperson feeling
overwhelmed. Throw big data into the mix and the process becomes even more
complex.Cloud computing technologies can
be a lifesaver when it comes to simplifying data storage and analysis.
Cloud Storage
Building
up a reliable storage center is expensive and requires at least some level of
expertise in that area, and small businesses are in short supply of both.
Professional cloud storage, on the other hand, is highly affordable and offers
a much more sophisticated option with no expertise required. Amazon’s SE
storage service, for example, promises 99.9 percent monthly availability and
even higher durability, meaning the service is rarely down, and there is an
even smaller chance of data being lost. A small business could never hope to
match that with their own resources.
Cloud Computing
Cloud resources are not limited to storage, however. It can also
solve the majority of our computing needs.
Depending on what your business’s needs are, cloud providers offer anything
from the basic hardware to put your whole operating system on to ready-to-use
applications. Big Data as a Service provides
the tools to start collecting and analyzing big data without investing in
Hadoop or learning how to code. Essentially, the cloud outsources your IT
functions, so you no longer have to deal with setting systems up or making
repairs. The cloud does all of this for you.
Scalability
A common problem business owners face is figuring out exactly
how much data storage to use. After all, we don’t want to run out of space
during a critical time, but it is a waste of resources to have servers sitting
empty. Luckily, cloud providers offer scalability. They offer horizontal
scaling, which replaces a small computing resource with a bigger one when
demand requires it, as well as vertical scaling, which adds additional
instances with each meeting part of the demand. This means that we no longer
have to worry about resource planning or leave servers sitting empty, as the
cloud service can automatically scale up or down depending on what is needed at
the time.
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