Business applications are moving to the cloud and the shift from traditional software models to the Internet has steadily gained momentum over the last 10 years. The next decade of cloud computing will bring about new ways to collaborate by using mobile devices.
Life before cloud computing
Traditional business applications are complicated, expensive, and need a great amount and variety of hardware and software to run them.
A dedicated team of experts is normally required to install, configure, test, run, secure, and update them. This is why the largest companies, despite the best IT departments aren’t able to install the apps they need. Small and mid-sized businesses don’t stand a chance.
Cloud computing: a better way
With cloud computing, you’re not managing hardware and software because it will be handled by an experienced vendor (i.e. salesforce.com). With a shared infrastructure you only pay for what you need, upgrades are automatic, and scaling up or down is very straightforward.
Cloud-based apps can be created at a lower price in a few days or weeks, You only need to open a browser, log in, customize the app, and start using it.
Businesses are running numerous kinds of apps by using cloud technology, like customer relationship management (CRM), HR, accounting, etc. Some of the world’s largest companies moved their applications to the cloud with salesforce.com after testing the security and reliability of our infrastructure.
As cloud computing grows in popularity and research, thousands of companies are inexactly rebranding their non-cloud products and services as “cloud computing.”
Mobility and collaboration
Our applications are increasingly mobile and collaborative, similar to popular consumer apps like Facebook and Twitter. Due to the fact that we are also consumers, our expectation is to receive our requested information in real-time. Business applications using the cloud are also heading in that direction and with Cloud 2, keeping up with your work is similar to sharing your personal life on Facebook.