Of the digital change has arrived in companies and forces them to request more and more computing power. One solution is what is known as cloud computing. But what is cloud computing? Before the turn of the millennium, Germany was still completely free of the cloud! Manufacturers have only been offering dedicated solutions for the cloud for a few years. But what is cloud computing? If you look in Wikipedia you will find the following: Cloud computing describes the provision of IT infrastructure such as storage space, computing power or application software as a service via the Internet. In more technical terms, cloud computing describes the approach of making IT infrastructures available via a computer network without these having to be installed on the local computer (source: Wikipedia ). What is cloud computing – service models There are three different service models, some of which overlap. These are: infrastructure, platform…

“In simple terms, cloud computing is the provision of computing services (servers, storage, databases, network components, software, analysis options and more) over the Internet (” the cloud “). Companies that offer these computing services are referred to as cloud providers and provide the Cloud computing services are usually billed based on usage, as you know it from calculating your water and electricity consumption in your home. ” (Source Microsoft ). In the course of digital transformation Cloud Computing is an often mentioned word. As already mentioned in an article on the risks of cloud computing, cloud computing requires a dependency on a cloud provider. This should therefore be carefully selected. In order to make this selection, I would like to give some tips on choosing a provider. 1. Accuracy of fit of the solution First and foremost, the cloud provider’s standard products should match your infrastructure and your requirements. Bear…

“It’s a trend that is gaining more and more followers in both the private and business sectors: outsourcing IT services such as data storage, computing power or application software so that you don’t have to work with your own hardware and software.” such a Article on Heise . Cloud computing is: “Generally the provision and use of IT infrastructure such as storage space, computing power or software via the Internet. The idea behind this is to make these IT infrastructures available via a computer network so that they do not have to be installed on local computers . ” (Hot ). Cloud computing is a hot topic, especially in medium-sized companies, and offers numerous opportunities and advantages. Already in mine Study on the digital workplace all participants showed that they were interested in the subject of the cloud. Therefore, this article discusses the opportunities and advantages of cloud computing. At…

“Cloud computing includes technologies and business models to make IT resources available dynamically and to bill their use according to flexible payment models. Instead of operating IT resources, for example servers or applications, in the company’s own data centers, these are demand-oriented and flexible in the form of a service-based business model available over the Internet or an intranet. ” (Source Gabler Lexicon ). As a trend term, cloud computing seems to offer endless possibilities, but it also offers numerous risks and disadvantages, which will be discussed in this article. At the end I will also show a further article on the opportunities of cloud computing. Work pace depends on the internet Of course, if you work in the cloud, you work online. Working online inevitably means that you need a fast internet connection. Even if our government is currently negotiating the expansion of broadband, in many rural areas there…