{"id":9563,"date":"2013-11-26T18:13:36","date_gmt":"2013-11-26T18:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cloudcomputing.sys-con.com\/node\/2880397"},"modified":"2013-11-26T18:13:36","modified_gmt":"2013-11-26T18:13:36","slug":"embracing-the-new-enterprise-it-the-public-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/embracing-the-new-enterprise-it-the-public-cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"Embracing the New Enterprise IT: The Public Cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cloud this and cloud that are on the lips of every IT professional. Beyond being an overhyped buzzword, cloud computing is a technology that\u2019s innovating the way that many businesses, from startups to enterprises, handle their IT needs. Whether it\u2019s specific applications or a complete infrastructure, cloud technology continues to transform the IT landscape.<br \/>\nBusinesses have a few different cloud options to choose from: Public cloud services are run through third-party providers, whereas the private cloud is controlled directly by the business itself and distributes computing resources within the company. It\u2019s also possible to use a combination of both. The public cloud provides a cost advantage and an overhead advantage to businesses, since you don&#8217;t have to pay for equipment cost or maintenance. However, the disadvantage is that you don&#8217;t have direct access to the hardware or software. It\u2019s hosted offsite at the cloud service&#8217;s facility, which can raise some security concerns. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cloudcomputing.sys-con.com\/node\/2880397\" >read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cloud this and cloud that are on the lips of every IT professional. Beyond being an overhyped buzzword, cloud computing is a technology that&rsquo;s innovating the way that many businesses, from startups to enterprises, handle their IT needs. Whether it&rsquo;s specific applications or a complete infrastructure, cloud technology continues to transform the IT landscape.<br \/>\nBusinesses have a few different cloud options to choose from: Public cloud services are run through third-party providers, whereas the private cloud is controlled directly by the business itself and distributes computing resources within the company. It&rsquo;s also possible to use a combination of both. The public cloud provides a cost advantage and an overhead advantage to businesses, since you don&#8217;t have to pay for equipment cost or maintenance. However, the disadvantage is that you don&#8217;t have direct access to the hardware or software. It&rsquo;s hosted offsite at the cloud service&#8217;s facility, which can raise some security concerns. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cloudcomputing.sys-con.com\/node\/2880397\" target=\"_blank\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9563\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}