As computing revolutionises the world, a tremendous amount of confusing acronyms have popped up. Here SMY IT Services explain the most common ones you might come across:
SaaS is software on-demand. As a result, users can subscribe or rent software, centrally hosted software on a pay-as-you-go basis. Office 365 and Salesforce are two of the largest providers today.
A resource for developers, PaaS provides the hardware and software infrastructure needed to create, run and manage custom-built applications. These platforms are scalable, flexible, and rented on a pay-as-you-go basis. Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google are amongst the largest PaaS vendors.
A virtual hardware which companies can purchase instead of owning and operating their own data centres. IaaS provides self-service access to remote data centre infrastructures that can be used for virtual server space, bandwidth, IP addresses, storage, or network connections. These resources are usually drawn from a distributed network of servers and the cloud provider is responsible for maintaining. Therefore, users are responsible for managing and upgrading applications, middleware, and operating systems. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, as well as Google Compute Engine are the leading providers of IaaS.
A cloud service primarily driven by the growing workplace trend of BYOD, MDM distributes applications, data, and configurations to a variety of devices (including smartphones, tablets, laptops, desktop computers, and mobile printers). MDM also facilitates compatibility and security in distributed networks. As a result of this, employees are able to work remotely on a variety of devices using different operating systems.
Many IT departments struggle to keep pace with regular technology changes because company employees increasingly want to use their own devices to access corporate data. BYOD encourages company employees to work on the device of their choice, so they can access corporate email on their personal iPhone or using a Galaxy tab to view text documents. The goal for businesses is increased productivity as well as reducing costs.
HPC means aggregating computing power in the cloud to create a virtual supercomputer used to solve large, complex problems. This refers to systems that function at over 10^12 operations per second.
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