Cloud Computing
Cloud computing should be considered another internet based option to provide software, web hosting and hardware services solutions for an e-commerce business. A cloud computing system relies on shared resources and broadband networking connectivity for access to its main servers. Information, databases, product catalogs, software packages and … Keep Reading → other content is stored o on the cloud computing service providers server and accessed directly through the internet. While providing advantages in containing costs, in outsourcing IT maintenance staff and related costs and in having just enough storage capacity without paying for excess, cloud computing raises security and performance issues. The major vulnerability of cloud computing is the concern over the security of proprietary data and software stored in the cloud. The question to ask is just how safe is the cloud from a computer hacker. Another issue of importance for e-commerce businesses would be performance drop-off or loss of connection. Slow page loading or a dropped connection would frustrate a customer trying to do business and raise concerns over the reliability and security of that business transaction. Some of the capacity and performance issues have been addressed by using a technique called virtualization and virtual server clusters. Read more about cloud computing in this Hub and see if it is a viable option for your e-commerce business.
