Cloud computing is a computing paradigm in which tasks are assigned
to a combination of connections, software and services accessed over a network.
This network of servers and connections is collectively known as "the cloud."
Computing at the scale of the cloud allows users to access supercomputer-level power.
Cloud computing allows users and companies to pay for and use
the services and storage that they need, when they need them and, as wireless broadband
connection options grow, where they need them. Customers can be billed based upon
server utlilization, processing power used or bandwidth consumed. As a result, cloud
computing has the potential to upend the software industry entirely, as applications
are purchased, licensed and run over the network instead of a user's desktop.
Windows Azure™ is a cloud services operating system that serves
as the development, service hosting and service management environment for the Windows
Azure platform.Windows Azure provides developers with on-demand compute and storage
to host, scale, and manage web applications on the internet through Microsoft® datacenters.
Entegral is one of the first companies that adopted Windows Azure
Platform as scalable platform for building business solutions and rich-end-users
experiences. Our development team already has the experience to develop reliable
applications using this platform.
Windows Azure Benefits:
- Bring your ideas to market faster and pay as you go
- Reduce costs of building and extending on-premises resources
- Reduce the effort and costs of IT management
- Respond quickly to changes in your business and customer needs
- Choose an on-premises or off-premises deployment model that best suits your needs.
- Scale your IT resources up and down based on your needs.
- Consume computing resources ONLY when the needs arise.
- Focus less energy on managing operational resources and constraints.
- Remove the need to manage hardware
- Use your existing development skills to build cloud applications
- Consistent development and management experience across on-premises and the cloud.