Cloud computing is redefining the content management system (CMS) industry. With cloud computing, updating, adding and processing electronic data becomes more scalable, cheaper and faster, thus reducing or eliminating the demand for an on-premise CMS, as Brian Pereira reports.
Cloud computing is a web service that enables users to access data hosted by a remote server. It is considered a form of outsourcing as it offers a wide range of IT-related services like database management, system maintenance, security control and customised solutions to meet the needs of individual businesses. You may be aware of several examples of current cloud-based solutions such as BPOS and Microsoft Productivity in the Cloud (SME), Salesforce.com, SAP and Microsoft.
Cloud-based services allow companies to increase system capacity and bring new capabilities to their CMS without spending much on infrastructure or the maintenance of that infrastructure. In a conventional IT setup, a company runs its own CMS or ERP, including the server, firewalls, storage network and hardware. With a cloud-based CMS, an organisation does not have to bother with licensing issues, training new IT staff and updating the hardware. For most companies, signing up for pay-per-use and subscription-based services is more economical than acquiring or leasing IT facilities and another huge benefit of cloud computing is that you can access your data from anywhere as long as you have an internet connection.
Click here to read the full article in the December 2010 edition of Inside SAP.
