Cloud computing is a broad term for anything that includes delivering hosted services over the Internet.

These services are largely divided into three categories:

• Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)

• Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)

Three distinct characteristics that differentiate Cloud Hosting from traditional hosting are as follows:

• On-demand self-service

• Broad network access

• Rapid elasticity

• Resource pooling

• Measured Service

Cloud Computing transforms the way businesses work by allowing instantaneous, safe access to your private hosted network from anywhere. All of your software programs, emails, data files, and other company data is accessible to you from any computer worldwide. It also allows multi-user secure access to data. In the end, cloud-based collaboration makes the experience of working collectively as natural and productive as working in the same physical office, even if you’re not. It gives remote workers more seamless access to information across devices, so they can be more productive in more places. That’s what modern collaboration is all about. Cloud Computing provides a fully protected, managed, and maintained IT Infrastructure which allows you and your colleagues to work in a high-speed network environment without ever having to take on the cost of buying or maintaining servers, costly networking equipment and backup systems

The most important advantage of the Cloud Computing includes resource and budget optimization with quick scaling up or down, superior security and enhanced reliability over a traditional client-server system.

Cloud Computing is a fully hosted and managed solution that includes safe remote access, data storage, application hosting, intrusion detection, backups, antivirus, hosted desktop, Windows updates, and unlimited support. Your applications and data are located on a secure remote server that is fully managed and backed by a third-party.

Cloud Computing removes the need to load applications directly onto your local workstation. Whether it is your company’s billing and accounting system, customer management system, or simply your company time clock, everything is stored on your virtual office environment. Your Hosted IT Infrastructure will provide you with an all-in-one fully managed server desktop offered to you anywhere at any time.

Data security is an important element for growing businesses in today’s world. More than ever before "Cyber Intruders" keeps on looking for vulnerable computer networks. Cloud computing vendors understand the importance of security and that is why cloud hosting service provider includes corporate, enterprise level security and monitoring free with your organization’s hosting.

Protecting your data from any adversity is critical for companies who depend on electronic data as their medium of communications and operations. In a traditional network, an office manager, or in many cases the owner assumes the responsibility of backup. Because the designated person is often too busy to manage and monitor the data backups, they are often left undone. In the event of a system failure, data is lost and your business will suffer. Hosting services consists of fully managed and automated, offsite backup protection for all of your mission critical data. Cloud hosting service providers specialize in data backup and disaster recovery procedures to ensure your business continuity in the event of a disaster.

Application hosting service provider offers professional, friendly support team available to you 24/7/365. In case of any problem you can easily contact tech support team via live chat, email or any other user friendly mode. All these features provide benefits to the user and this is making Cloud computing popular.

Author's Bio: 

Raksha Rusia is an IT analyst at Real Time Data Services which is a leading Cloud Computing and Application Hosting company. The company specializes in hosting many software including accounting software (QuickBooks, Peachtree), QuickBooks add-ons (eBridge, SourceLink, Fishbowl Inventory Hosting), Windows Server, MS SQL Server, Lacerte Tax software, CRM software (ACT!), MS Project, MS office, MS office servers, and also hosts many other software.