Cloud computing is still at its early stage, but its the future of how technology will be consumed online. The primary advantages are great cost savings for a reliable, stable and scalable service.
Scalability : Depending on utilization or demands you can easily to grow or shrink your hardware resources on the cloud on demand with no difference to the consumers.
Instant: Resources are there whenever you need it. Servers are released back to the cloud when not in use.
Savings: Pay for what you use. You can work on building your business instead of worrying about hardware and scalability.
The future of Cloud computing is very promising, loosely coupled services running on an agile, scalable infrastructure should eventually make every enterprise a node in the cloud.
There are plenty of service providers and it depends on what is right for your business. I have listed few simple tools and websites which offers services without snapping off your budget.
Amazon Simple Storage Service:
Also called S3 is a pay-as-you go service which offers storing and retrieving any amount of data on the web. aws.amazon.com/s3 has a simple calculator to compare costs.
Basecamp:
There is a 30 day free trial for this service which will enable you for collaborative environment. The services are priced at $24 per month includes 3GB of space, unlimited users and 15 active projects. basecamphq.com has more information.
Mozy:
Starting at $4.95 per month offers unlimited backup of your hard drive on the cloud. Pro and Enterprise solutions are available at mozy.com
Joyent:
Offers collaborative communications, on-demand storage and scalable infrastructure. Starts at $45 per month, more information can be found at joyent.com.
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