Step into the Fu Cloud computing is the future and it’s time you understood it. Many people don’t fully grasp what it is. It seems like an abstract idea set out to confuse the non-computer savvy. This isn’t the case. Cloud computing is simple to understand and that is why Umbee has developed an infographic to make it easy for you to understand the world of cloud hosting.

Concerns
• Cost
As with anything new, people are concerned. A lot of the time, people don’t like change, but that’s only because people fear the unknown and something new is unknown. Luckily Umbee’s infographic has allayed any fears you should have. It covers concerns over cost, for example. It states that the pricing works like an electric metre. This means that cloud computing is more cost effective, as you pay as you go. Simply, you pay for what you use. There is no monthly or annual cost that you get stuck with.
• Security
When it comes down to anything technological, people are always concerned with security. With words like Trojan, Virus, and Heart Bleed being in the public consciousness, it is no wonder where the concerns come from. The main difference between cloud hosting and web hosting is that the cloud comes with its own built in protection. With web hosting servers you have to protect them yourself with whatever means at your disposal, however with cloud it’s all taken care off for you. Simple!
Timeline
• The Past
Another interesting aspect of the infographic is the timeline that gives the reader the history of cloud computing, ever since its genesis in 1999 with Salesforce.com all the way to the present with the ever present Apple Corp. and their iCloud storage and computing service. This timeline also shows the main players in the industry: Apple, Amazon, and Google. They seem to be running the world.
• The Future
Although more akin to a graph then a timeline the Market Value section of the infographic demonstrates the predicted rise in value of cloud computing as an industry. It also shows the rise from 2012 to 2013 – $20 billion, in only one year. Cloud computing is on a meteoritic rise at the moment and who knows how far it can go?
Why Change?
People don’t like new things until they know how it benefits them. People want to know that whenever they areng to add some beneficial aspect to their life. Well, cloud computing is much more beneficial than web hosting as the infographic demonstrates.
It excels in terms of performance, data limits, security and much more. One of the main benefits to cloud hoshere is ever a problem you can quickly restore data through the cloud’s built in backup systems – this means no downtime, which is ideal for any business. With web hosting, in the event of the problem your system will fail and you’ll be stuck until everything can be sorted out again.
For more information, see the infographic. It is loaded with information about cloud computing and you’ll soon understand why cloud computing is the only way to go. It is the future.