3 Important Features of Cloud Infrastructure Services

Using cloud Infrastructure services is just one way to take advantage of  big data for manufacturing processes and industrial sites. Although this technology can undoubtedly be effectively applied in remote monitoring applications, to obtain useful information, you must first collect data and send it to the cloud, and then save and analyze it. Only in this way can the planned result be achieved. Typically, the data processing process includes several steps, starting with obtaining information from some extreme device and ending with the delivery of useful information to end-users. The decisive role here is played by modern human-machine interfaces (HMIs), which, when connected to intelligent peripherals and controllers, filter data before they are sent to the cloud.

Cloud Infrastructure services are already widely used in commercial applications, but now they are starting to make their way in the industrial sphere. This technology, unlike traditional solutions implemented exclusively on its computing and network resources, deploys much faster, has a lower total cost, and is easier to scale. All the advantages described above will contribute to the broader use of cloud technologies, and the right HMI chosen for collaboration will significantly simplify the deployment of such a cloud-based system and solve the big data problem in industrial enterprises. 

Three Key Features of Cloud Infrastructure Services

In cloud Infrastructure services, three main characteristics distinguish it from traditional hosting alternatives that include:

  1. Self-service on-demand
This cloud Infrastructure service allows you to access email, applications, network, or server services without human intervention. Simply create an account with the seller, create credentials and security credentials, and select the necessary cloud Infrastructure resources. As a rule, all this is done with the help of a convenient and easily accessible self-service web portal.

  1. Resource Pool
However, cloud Infrastructure services provide multiple clients with the same physical resources with a separate environment for each client. And the support of these physical servers can be combined from different servers in different data centers in different places. And if the server on your network goes offline, then your virtual server will pool resources from another server on your physical network. Even if the entire data center in your system is down, your funds are combined from different data centers in different places. This structure reduces the risk in case of failure.

  1. Fast Elasticity
Perhaps one of the significant benefits of cloud Infrastructure services is the flexibility that it provides to users because cloud resources can be quickly and flexibly provided to scale and meet demand quickly. In other words, you get the support you need when you need them.

The use of cloud Infrastructure services is much more convenient. The most crucial drawback that you can immediately notice is the complete dependence on the provider of these services. The enterprise (user) is held hostage by the service provider and Internet access provider. 

Although the reliability of cloud Infrastructure service providers is increasing, to ensure the safety and security of data, it is necessary to make a lot of effort, for example, to have duplicate communication channels, duplicating capacities for the ability to switch to them and, of course, think about the availability of information and security.

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