Cloud Computing is an abstraction of the infrastructure employed to host an application or service on the internet.

With such a broad spectrum of services and advantages now available through the cloud it is imperative that businesses understand what is available to them, what is relevant to them and how to leverage the best solution for their purposes. These advantages include:

• Very low start up costs – cloud computing completely removes the need for any upfront investment in infrastructure.
• Economies of scale – cloud computing makes available some of the latest technologies for a fraction of the cost. You will be able to host your solution on very high performance architecture which may have previously been prohibitively expensive.
• On demand elasticity – cloud computing enables you to start small and increase your infrastructure instantly as and when the demand for your service requires it to. Conversely, when the demand for your service slackens you can reduce your infrastructure and in turn your cost. You only pay for what you use.
• Flexible pricing – cloud computing enables you to set out a pricing plan that is appropriate and flexible for you and your customer.

iMeta can help you understand what the cloud is, what the different platforms are and what they offer.

We can help you design and architect your software to get the best out of the cloud and we can help you configure your cloud hosting to gain the most benefit out of the scalability