Characteristics of The Cloud
The cloud is a collection of data that is stored on a remote server. The cloud is accessible from anywhere in the world and can be used to store, share, and access data.
- Elastic: The ability to shrink and expand computing resources.
- Self-service: You can set up a cloud by yourself.
- Scalability: The ability to shrink and expand computing resources as needed/when needed.
- Broad network access: Ability to access the cloud from anywhere and from any type of OS.
- Pay-as-you-go: The ability to monitor and pay for how much computing resources are used.
- Availability: It is always available to you whenever you need it. You can serve yourself with it anytime and anywhere.