Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing offers the advantage of optional utilization of infrastructure by utilizing technologies like virtualization, etc. and it also paves a new way of delivering services- Software as a service, Platform as a service and infrastructure as a service.

The salient features that can be leveraged under Cloud Computing are:

Optimum utilization of Infrastructure

Elasticity and Scalability

Online Provisioning of Services to various Users through Self Provisioning Portal

Tracking the usage of the resources and services for different users.

The technology is of immense use

Where the infrastructure has to be optimally utilized

Significantly speed up design and roll out service

On demand provisioning of Compute, Storage, Platform and Applications

The proposed draft IT policy under preparation also mentions that the emerging technology like Cloud Computing, will help in value creation and drive transformation domestically.

This reply was given by Shri Sachin Pilot, the minister of State in the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology in response to a question in Lok Sabha.

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