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“Our whole approach to kind of, if you will, Cloud 2.0, is people say we’re not building multi-tenancy software. Remember, when I started my little company, NetSuite, and six months later when Marc Benioff started his company, Salesforce.com, that was over a decade ago, when virtualization wasn’t so common for isolating different customers running on the same machine. So, Cloud 2.0, we used virtualized elastic cloud technology — very different than, let’s say, what salesforce.com is using — more than — almost 15-year old multi-tenancy technology. We think that modern technology has such a huge security advantage that we’ll — salesforce.com will be facing very, very serious competition...”
INTERPRISE CLOUD 2.0
A Brief History Of Cloud Computing
Cloud computing changed the workload for local computers within businesses across the globe. The cloud alleviated the pressures of running numerous applications on local computers.
Server farms, or a network of computers that make up the cloud provide the heavy-lifting of running applications, decreasing the hardware and software demands on localized computers.
In addition to running all business applications for you, the cloud stores your data. Your computer's hard drive or other local storage device no longer hold the massive data, it saves to a remote database and / or cloud. The Internet provides the connection between your computer and the database. The only software needed on local computers at that point is the cloud computing system's interface software, which can be as simple as a Web browser.
CHARACTERISTICS OF CLOUD COMPUTING
- Secure Data Storage To An Off-Site Storage System Maintained By A Third Party
- No IT Knowledge Required, Or Computing Resources Normally Needed Through IT
- Broad Network Access, Which Allows Businesses The Flexibility To Access Their Data Via Mobile, Multi-Device, Etc.
- Resource Pooling, Meaning Sharing Computing Resources To Serve Multiple Consumers (Otherwise Known As 'Multi-Tenancy')
- Rapid Elasticity, Which Provides Up And Down Scalability, Or The Ability To Downsize Resources Depending On Business Needs
- Measured Service Or Lowered Costs - Business Units Only Pay For Operational Costs, As Opposed To Infrastructure Capital Costs
MULTI-TENANCY VS. SINGLE-TENANCY
Multi-Tenancy
- Cost-Effective, Due To The Sharing Of One Resource Amongst Multiple Tenants
- Operational Efficiency, Allowing The Consolidation Of System Administration
- Shared Infrastructure Amongst Unrelated Businesses
- Every Tenant Is Updated Or Maintained Simultaneously
- Less Customization And Flexibility Options
- All Tenants Are Affected By Each Others' Customization Issues That Might Arise
- Limited Configuration Options
Single-Tenancy
- Single Database, Used By A Single Company
- Heightened Security
- Increased Isolation, Meaning Complete Database Control
- Complete Customization And Flexibility
- Less Customization And Flexibility Options
- Complete Maintenance, Update And Change Control
- More Costly
WHAT IS CLOUD 2.0?
The term cloud 2.0 describes 'Software as a Service' that integrates Web 2.0 social networking features and functionality into cloud based applications. It is a term that really applies to increased usability, availability, and performance that will enable true enterprise computing. Cloud 2.0 represents the next stage in the development of cloud based applications.
INTRODUCING INTERPRISE CLOUD 2.0
The First Affordable Cloud 2.0 Business Solution. Unlimited Capabilities. Never Ending Possibilities.
When defining what we wanted the cloud experience to be for our users, we needed to look at recent waves in cloud computing trends, the roadmap of our product, and an even deeper look into what would make better sense for our customers in the long run.
With the Interprise Cloud, our customers will feel the benefits almost immediately :
- No IT Expertise Needed
- Lower Upfront Costs
- Predictable And Set Monthly Costs
- No Administration Hassles
- Regular Maintenance And Updates
- Increased Security Of Your Company Data
- Single Tenancy, Meaning: Your Company, Your Database
- 24 / 7 / 365 Accessibility To Your Data, Wherever There Is An Internet Connection
