Advantages and Disadvantages of Cloud Computing!

Cloud computing is the method of delivery of many different services through the internet. These services include data storage, servers, databases, and software. With cloud computing, comes many pros and cons. Collaboration is a pro of cloud computing as it allows for better collaboration because it grants access to data anywhere you are and whenever you need it. Another pro to cloud computing is data loss prevention, the cloud back-ups all of the data in case there is a disaster where the data is originally located. Lastly, the most important is that it allows for an overall faster experience accessing the data. Since the data is not limited to certain hardware, it allows the developers to manipulate and test ideas at a faster rate than ever before. Businesses do not have to pay to install certain hardware now that cloud computing has become available, decreasing the cost while increasing flexibility. Now with all of the benefits of cloud computing, do come some negative aspects. Since cloud computing is solely internet based, it is dependent on the internet in the local area. If there is an internet outage, the data will not be accessible, causing delays. Another disadvantage is security. Since this data can be accessed through external service providers, it increases the risk of data breaches and attacks. 

An API is an application programming interface. This allows the software to use the resources and infrastructure of another software or organization. For example, Uber Eats uses google maps and the apple weather app uses the weather bureau’s system when delivering weather information to its users. There are three different API’s. The first is Saas which stands for software as a service. Saas allows for the delivery of applications over the internet, which are accessed as services by the users. Examples of Saas are google doc and gmail. Iaas is infrastructure as a service which means that computing services are offered to customers from a service provider. An example of an Iaas is Microsoft Azure. Microsoft Azure is a cloud platform that cloud products and services to help customers solve solutions within their business. Lastly Paas is platform as a service. Paas is a complete development in the cloud. An example of this would be the amazon web service.