What is virtualization in cloud computing?
What is virtualization in cloud computing? Virtualization allows to share a single physical instance of a resource or an application among multiple customers and organizations at one time. It does this by assigning a logical name to a physical storage and providing a pointer to that physical resource on demand.
What is a cloud server?
A cloud server is a pooled, centralized server resource that is hosted and delivered over a network—typically the Internet—and accessed on demand by multiple users. Cloud servers can perform all the same functions of a traditional physical server, delivering processing power, storage and applications.
What does the cloud do?
Simply put, cloud computing is the delivery of computing services—including servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence—over the Internet (“the cloud”) to offer faster innovation, flexible resources, and economies of scale.
What are 3 common reasons people use the cloud?
- File storage: You can store all types of information in the cloud, including files and email.
- File sharing: The cloud makes it easy to share files with several people at the same time.
- Backing up data: You can also use the cloud to protect your files.
