There are so many definitions of "the Cloud" floating around the internet that it's not surprising people get confused about what is meant.
Cloud Computing is location independent computing - where shared servers supply applications, resources and data to users, no matter what their location. Well, that's more or less what the Wikipedia definition says and it seems about right to us.
At IT Easy, Private Cloud Computing is something we've been providing for several years and now we have four key services that fall into this category:
- Desktop as a Service - IT Easy's hosted desktop environment.
- Desktop as a Service for Recruitment - IT Easy's hosted desktop environment specifically for the Recruitment Industry
- Exchange as a Service - IT Easy's hosted email service based on Microsoft Exchange 2010.
- Software as a Service (SaaS) - software applications for businesses and end users that are accessed purely over the internet.