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Why the cloud?

Why the cloud?. A few notes. First - What is the Cloud ? Any number of blogs / articles and definitions Accessing information services and software over the internet as opposed to the same installed on servers based at your own site. You pay to use ‘on demand’

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Why the cloud?

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  1. Why the cloud? A few notes

  2. First - What is the Cloud ? • Any number of blogs / articles and definitions • Accessing information services and software over the internet as opposed to the same installed on servers based at your own site. You pay to use ‘on demand’ • Cloud offers cost / distribution savings. • Speed of deployment • There are generally currently 3 types of Cloud • Public, Private and Hybrid • Software-as-a-Service (SaaS); IaaS (Infrastructure as a service) • Public – email, office 365 etc., photo storage (Amazon). Generic software available to everyone. • Private – specific, business centric applications, combining IaaS and SaaS Why the cloud ?

  3. What advantages does Cloud Offer? • No software to distribute and support • No IT overhead for Clients; saves hardware and support costs • URL; log in securely from anywhere you have Internet access • Don’t have to worry about purchasing software upgrades • Private Cloud Systems are fully secure • Password access, and SSL, an encrypted communication channel that renders all transactions between your browser and servers impenetrable Why the cloud ?

  4. Documents Online is a Private Cloud range of subscription solutions • Provides advanced security and fault tolerance • Combined IaaS and SaaS • Each client has it’s own data base instance • AES128 encryption of data is available • Documents Online is fully HTML5 so can be used on mobile devices such as tablets and smart phones • With DOL you get a generous monthly storage to start • Upgrade space requirements easily • Secure access, in a UK data centre (Maidenhead) Take the tour at http://www.rapidswitch.com/dctour.aspx Why the cloud ?

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