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The Cloud computing concept has been around since the early 1950's when it was known as mainframe computing or outsourcing. The concept name and the equipment used may have changed but it is essentially the same service.
The benefit of Cloud computing is that Cloud computing is an à la carte menu. There are a huge number of services available in the cloud and you can define your cloud, your way, with security or without, with power or without with storage or not. Each part is priced independently and as resources are consumed a different price range is offered. Most companies pre-package their cloud solution into a simple price category or service which is simple to understand.
Filopto can be installed in a 1.Private / Hybrid Windows based cloud environment located on the user premise 2.In the Accra Solutions Inc private enterprise cloud environments, or 3.in a Public cloud environment
When choosing a cloud environment you should consider the various factors and the various services available such as a Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Managed Service or if you should use your own computer infrastructure to create your own Cloud. Each has its strengths and weakness.
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While cloud services are often considered more dependable, businesses face new risks with SaaS (Software as a Service) and public cloud – risks that are unfamiliar or not completely understood. The unique risk of using SaaS / Cloud is that you don't have control over the application, computer, network or the subscribed tool and cannot reimplement yourself. It is also important to understand the cascading risks, as some of the well-known SaaS services are hosted on a leading hyper scalers infrastructure( user defined cloud shared compute power that can be increased or decreased as needed). You need to analyze the business impact of SaaS and cloud services outages just like for any other technology in your portfolio and the effects it will have on your business. Also many of these services require you to manage the security aspect of the service.
So how do you know which cloud is best for you?
1) The Public Cloud: Low Cost, with a pre-set software offering
In a public cloud, you share the business application software, hardware, data center, and operating system with all of the other users. As a result, it is a very low-cost option. You take advantage of the provider's infrastructure and best-of-breed processes, which lowers your capital spend and alleviates the pressure on your IT department. Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others have used the public cloud concept to give smaller companies a competitive advantage with direct, affordable access to leading software and services that might otherwise be unobtainable.
Many public cloud services cannot support Filopto due to their limited platform and security limitations.
2) The External Private Cloud: Greater Performance, Security, and Flexibility
The public cloud model has many business benefits, but one downside is potential security and performance risks. In a private cloud, the only shared component is the provider's infrastructure. A company's business applications and database are stored on its own virtual layer, essentially creating a protective bubble around your data. The virtual layer is software that allows the application to use shared hardware and still remain protected.
When an application goes down in a public cloud, typically all customers using that cloud experience a service outage too. In a private cloud, if one customer's application goes down it doesn't affect other users. In addition, in a private cloud, each customer can have its own unique security model, allowing stricter access to more sensitive data and applications.
This is why the private cloud market is exploding. Although third party private clouds cost more, increasing numbers of businesses are selecting them to host and manage their critical workloads and sensitive information such as financial's, regulated data, and intellectual property that would wreak havoc if breached. Organizations also like the ability to customize and integrate software, making the private cloud model attractive to companies that need flexibility.
The Filopto Cloud Service uses the Enterprise grade version of this model. The enterprise version provides a more robust, stable, and secure platform.
For larger organization Microsoft Azure 365 Cloud offers a Windows Remote desktop service similar to the one one available out of the box when using a local Windows server. (Note unless you have a large organization, the current price point makes it uneconomical for small and medium size organizations (as of August 2021).
3) Managed Service: Cost Sensitive and a Good Compromise for Some
Managed services are the practice of outsourcing day-to-day management responsibilities and functions of your computer system as a strategic method for improving operations and cutting expenses. This can include outsourcing the management of the computers, hosting the computers, getting IT support and getting life cycle build/maintenance activities for the IT infrastructure. Managed Service agreements can typically be tailored to meet specific needs of the organization and meet a specific cost target. It is another variant of Cloud Computing previously known as outsourcing of computer services. This service can also provide a Hybrid Cloud service where the user has a mix of in-house and external computing service.
For some of our customers this solution is a preferred solution for hosting Filopto.
4) In-House Private Cloud - Economical, Potentially Greater Performance, Reliability, High Security, Lower Risk and Maximum Flexibility with potentially lower cost.
Creating your own in-house Private Cloud service provides the maximum flexibility, reliability and potentially lowest risk/cost solution when taking reliability and security issues into considerations. Operating System providers like Microsoft have been offering for years private cloud service in their operating systems. Microsoft cloud service was Initially known as Remote Computing and currently known as Direct Access. This built-in service available in the Windows Server products allows organizations to create their own Private or Hybrid cloud (mix of private and public cloud) environments. The major advantage is by using a Hybrid Cloud environment organizations can keep secure the sensitive data within their organizations and use the public cloud for items, thus not putting them at risk.
Used by a large number of our client base. Security and control over the platform are the top consideration of clients using this option.
Create your Own Private Cloud using Windows Server
The Windows Server 2022 or 2019 Standard version can support a large amount of remote (cloud) users by acquiring either the Remote Desktop or Direct Access licenses required. By configuring and activating the Direct Access or Remote Desktop service option users can access the company's server in a secure and private manner from any device and location. The Direct Access and Remote Desktop service creates a private cloud service which can provide access for remote users to run software such as Filopto. All of the services you would typically find in a Cloud solution is available in the Windows Direct Access or Remote Desktop service.
