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The seven elements of cloud computing includes: Cloud computing services include business applications which are deployed online and can be accessed from a web browser when the data is actually stored in particular large storage servers.
As evident from the graph above, cloud computing drivers include the need to cut costs, lack of in- house skills, budget issues, and the need to improve business operations. Cloud computing delivers this and more, the cloud has expanded its horizons tremendously in multiple sectors.
Current Scenario
In todays situation, a part of computer hardware in some large companies is used for development purposes and some parts for testing and staging. A huge amount of processing power is utilized and the expense involved is enormous. These expenses are particularly devoted for non-business critical requirements in major organizations where the core work is related to other domains. According to the ITIL study, only 15% of the respondents considered implementing a public or private cloud computing model: There are some complexities involved when companies make deals with IT vendors to outsource their in-house development/Testing work. In such scenarios, these companies have faced major issues/risks in the recent past: Lack of transparency in the transactions as well as the delivery of work from the vendor Manipulation of dedicated resources l Failure in ROI even after a huge investment l Lack of control of infrastructure from the clients perspective l Inefficient Application Integration & Build Management l Faulty Hardware Scalability & Performance
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The above points have been major factors in some companies not willing to outsource IT development tasks to offshore locations and companies
Companies can obtain cloud computing services through subscription based model or by paying upfront for the services rendered. l The model assists in group collaboration; one can launch new servers and decommission them as required l Software development projects are temporary mostly with definite period of execution wherein not many governance issues apply since sensitive corporate data is not involved anywhere. l Cloud testing brings in new approaches and capabilities including the newly invented cloud-sourced testing. l Most issues related to distributed development is completed solved with the help of centralization of infrastructure l Delivers more flexibility in terms of OS, Database, Mail Servers & the like. This is to help in understanding the product compatibility subject to many different conditions