Cloud. The final frontier.

In the last few years, everything seems to be in the cloud.

The apps you use on your phone? In the cloud.

Photos you take with your phone? In the cloud.

Tv shows on demand? In the cloud.

Heads? You guessed it.

When “cloud” (storage/computing) started to be trendy, those reluctant to agree with the benefits derived by this structure argued the point that it’s just “somebody else’ computer”, still advocating in-house infrastructures. Don’t get me wrong, nothing wrong with “in-house” solutions, but the real power and advantage of the Cloud is the concept of Multitenancy.

Old-school “in-house” solutions come with the burden of overhead costs (buy/build + configure), running costs (power and connectivity) and maintenance (replacements parts and upgrades).

The Cloud, although built pretty much in the same way, is done so on such a scale where users only pay “nominal” fees (rather than actual costs). This is accomplished via the concept of “Multitenancy”. As in you (your data) are a tenant of a self-sustaining (for lack of better term) structure.

The practical and biggest advantage is the fact that you can have access to your data at any time, from anywhere in the world, without the burden of building and maintaining the infrastructure. And when you’re done, simply turn it off. Just like you would turn off the light in your office and leave for the day.

Everything will still be there, functional and safe, without you having to provide for it. Simply open the door (ID and Password), turn on the light (start the session) and work. From anywhere. From anything, as in any device.

Imagine it as a house. Today you need x rooms. Costs you z. Tomorrow you may need more, or less. Either way, that will cost money to address (building more rooms or relocating entirely). Cloud is scalable. as your data grows, it will be seamlessly taken care of by the infrastructure, behind the curtains. Pretty much without you having to do anything at all.