The importance of a local and managed cloud
Cloud computing is a hot topic; but it is more complex than you may think. For one, a distinction needs to be made between SaaS (Software as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service) and IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service). But as a potential user of IaaS one should also understand the differences between public and private clouds, local and multinational clouds, and managed and unmanaged clouds. Jonan Dhaenens, CEO of hosting provider Combell, explains.
The principle of Cloud Computing
In recent months the topic of cloud computing has gained increasing attention. Large cloud networks like Amazon, Microsoft and Google are gradually becoming known among a broader public. With cloud computing you place your website or application in a cloud of computer resources. In this way you are no longer bound to a specific physical machine. The direct link between hardware and software is broken. Via virtualization technology your resources, such as memory, processing power, storage or bandwidth, run on various virtual machines within one large cloud.
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Combell, which is active since 1999 on the Internet, has now become one of the leading hosting companies in the Benelux, not only in terms of its number of customers, but also as far as services are concerned
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