{"id":11810,"date":"2025-06-24T19:28:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T19:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colemandev.directivesites.com\/demystifying-the-cloud-for-business-computing\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T20:07:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T20:07:11","slug":"demystifying-the-cloud-for-business-computing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/?p=11810","title":{"rendered":"Demystifying the Cloud for Business Computing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eb-entry-article clearfix\" data-blog-content=\"\">\n<h2>Defining Cloud Deployments<\/h2>\n<p>Businesses have the option to use three different cloud deployments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Private Cloud<\/strong> \u2014 Space in a cloud infrastructure is owned and utilized by a single business.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Public Cloud<\/strong> \u2014 Space in a shared cloud infrastructure is utilized by multiple businesses and users.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hybrid <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colemantechnologies.com\/download-cloud-whitepaper\/\" title=\"Cloud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cloud<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Space is utilized in both a public cloud environment and in a business\u2019 privately-owned cloud space.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Regardless of the type of <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colemantechnologies.com\/it-services\/cloud-computing-services\/cloud-it-solutions\" title=\"cloud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cloud<\/a> deployment used, it provides considerable utility to the businesses that embrace its capabilities. Let\u2019s consider some of the ways that your business could make use of these utilities.<\/p>\n<h2>The Cloud\u2019s Service Models<\/h2>\n<p>Using the cloud, a business can fulfill its technology needs and requirements through solutions provided \u201cas-a-Service.\u201d Some of the \u201caaS\u201d solutions available to businesses include:<\/p>\n<h2>Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)<\/h2>\n<p>Infrastructure as a service is simply computing space available in the cloud. The provider maintains the infrastructure that your business relies on to host its assorted needs, such as its operating system, storage needs, and applications. You gain access through a single sign-on that can be outfitted with two-factor authentication for additional security.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)<\/h2>\n<p>Instead of paying per GB, a business can utilize <a href=\"https:\/\/colemandev.directivesites.com\/why-is-it-super-important-to-keep-your-software-updated\/\">software<\/a> in the cloud. This means that the provider not only takes on the task of keeping the cloud infrastructure maintained, but also ensures that the software solutions themselves are managed and maintained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)<\/h2>\n<p>PaaS almost serves as a hybrid between IaaS and SaaS. Essentially, using Platform-as-a-Service enables a business to create its own proprietary application without any of the responsibility to create and manage the infrastructure that supports it. Many software developers benefit from a PaaS platform to be able to code and test new applications.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cloud computing is a big part of the modern business world. For more information about cloud computing and how to use it for your business, call the IT professionals at Coleman Technologies today at (604) 513-9428.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defining Cloud Deployments Businesses have the option to use three different cloud deployments: Private Cloud \u2014 Space in a cloud infrastructure is owned and utilized by a single business. Public Cloud \u2014 Space in a shared cloud infrastructure is utilized by multiple businesses and users. Hybrid Cloud \u2014 Space is utilized in both a public [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[63,61,49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cloud","category-hosted-solutions","category-outsourced-it"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11810"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13028,"href":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11810\/revisions\/13028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}