Why Cloud Computing?

Why Cloud Computing ? Why I will use Why Cloud Computing ? Have you ever thought how basic these questions are and how difficult to answer? This question, Why Cloud Computing can be asked by a person who has no idea about about what is Cloud Computing, it can asked by an expert as a challenge – Why Cloud Computing ? Why the heck I will go for it?

In this article, we will discuss about this whys from two perspectives – when the answer is for a newbie and when the answer is for an expert.

Answer to the question Why Cloud Computing when asked by a newbie

If the question Why Cloud Computing is asked by a newbie, then it can be taken that the asker is actually saying – “What is Cloud Computing” or “What are the advantages of Cloud Computing”. There is really no answer in one sentence answer the question Why Cloud Computing. In order to know, what is cloud computing or Why Cloud Computing, it is important to know about Virtualization. Virtualiation is the technology behind Cloud Computing. I do not know any shortcut to answer Why Cloud Computing, but if one need a quick answer to Why Cloud Computing, this post might help them.

Answer to the question Why Cloud Computing when asked by an expert as a challenge

First group is pseudo experts. When they are asking “Why Cloud Computing“, you have to understand they are asking “What is Cloud Computing”, as they are “experts” they will not admit that they have no idea about Virtualization or Cloud Computing. Safely push them to the above group as I have mentioned under the the subhead Answer to the question Why Cloud Computing when asked by a newbie.

Second group who can ask, Why Cloud Computing?is the group who always tries to negotiate any newer technology or approach by saying it is just the older way in a new bottle.

Third group is the owners and resellers of small to medium web hosting business – Cloud Computing is seriously damaging their business – the question Why Cloud Computing from them means, “I want to push my $200/month dedicated server with 95% uptime, why cloud computing is seriously damaging my business.”

This article, Why Cloud Computing ?is written by Mr. Kanai Lal Saha. His other articles are linked within the post.