December 19, 2008 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – With the current economic climate, Cloud computing has been cited as a means of maintaining and improving efficiency while focusing of cost effectiveness. Cloud computing allows companies to reduce costs on equipment and software licensing, while helping reduce energy and IT support costs. However, with over two years Cloud experience and nearly 350 customers and partners,
3Tera, Inc. suggests Cloud computing is “ideal no matter the economic conditions”.
According to 3Tera, the Cloud offers a number of advantages, not least lower up-front costs – without hardware, software and consultant costs, Cloud-based provider offer services in a cost-effective model where only resources used are paid for (or as the company terms it, payments are “by-the-drink”). In addition, the Cloud improves “time to market” and reduces financial risk. As the company puts it, “instead of entire financial risk taken upfront, with uncertain return, financial risk is taken monthly and matched to return”.
Other benefits offered by the Cloud include lower CapEx through leveraging commodity hardware and eliminating over provisioning, and lower OpEx, with administrators “freed from tedious manual provisioning and management of servers”. Alongside decreased downtime and delays are a host of additional benefits such as improved security, redundancy, better bandwidth, and dedicated staff dealing with Cloud issues.
