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what is cloud computing?
Cloud computing is a simple concept. In essence, it's the idea of having services and resources delivered to you, on demand, without the need for an infrastructure of your own. ThinkGrid is a true cloud computing services provider. Whilst many providers sell their customers static allocations of CPU, RAM and storage, we prefer to offer our customers flexibility and truly dynamic IT by delivering services based directly on their requirements.
What 'cloud' means in practice is that the infrastructure and services you use are external to your company. They are delivered securely over the internet, so there's no need to worry about the management or components of your IT platform. Instead, you get the services delivered to you, and you can rely on the scalability and design of the cloud for highly available, fully supported, state-of-the-art IT.
Cloud (or 'on-demand') computing allows you to access specific services or resources and then alter them, on the fly, as your business requirements change. With ThinkGrid, this can be done with any of the services, from hosted desktops to hosted Exchange and virtual servers. One minute you might have 5 users, the next minute 7; one minute your virtual server might have 4 CPUs, the next minute 8.
This model gives you the ability to buy resources on an incremental basis, on demand, as your needs change. It also means you're only billed for what you use, and you remain in control of how much you consume. Grid computing offers customers the ability to access a vast pool of computing resources, and to have them delivered as a service, dependent purely on requirements and able to seamlessly adapt to any changes in those requirements.
We utilize the hardware and software components that comprise the grid with maximum efficiency to provide our customers with a purely on-demand platform. They are only billed for what they use, without the hassle of having to pre-select resources or getting tied into excessive commitments.
General 'cloud' benefits
Capital expenditure
With no capital expenditure required, there's practically no barrier to entry. All infrastructure is owned and maintained by ThinkGrid, so customers don't need to purchase their own hardware for one-off or infrequent intensive computing tasks.
Device and location independence
With a cloud, IT is no longer tied to local hardware, meaning users can access systems regardless of their location or what device they're using (e.g. PC, mobile etc.).
Multi-tenancy
Cloud computing enables the sharing of resources - and therefore costs - amongst a large pool of users. This allows businesses to:
Centralize their infrastructure, resulting in lower costs (e.g. hardware, real estate, power) and simplified management.
Meet peak-load capacity increases. Because resources can be added on demand, on the fly, customers don't need to over-subscribe in order to provide for peak load levels.
Increase efficiency and improve the utilization of existing systems that are often only running at 10-20% of their capacity.
Reliability
Clouds are composed of multiple redundant sites, which makes them perfect for business continuity and disaster recovery.
Scalability
Because clouds are, in essence, vast pools of computing resources, they're hugely scalable, allowing them to quickly meet changing user demands without having to pre-provide or engineer for peak loads.
Security
Because all data is centralized in the cloud, with its multi-site, redundant infrastructure, security is massively increased.
Sustainability
Clouds allow businesses to maximize use of existing resources, increase system efficiency and help meet carbon neutrality targets.
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