Explore cloud principles

- [Narrator] You may have noticed … that IT has gone all cloud. … Everyone seems to be talking about the cloud … and how wonderful it is. … Let's first define what we mean by cloud computing. … A cloud service provider or CSP offers resources … such as virtual servers and applications … that are purchased by companies … and accessed over the internet. … Examples include industry leaders … such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. … Cloud service providers are capable of delivering … virtually unlimited computing, … networking, and storage resources … from a globally available resource pool. … These resources can be dynamically expanded … to provide you with the extra capacity … that you need to any location in the world. … There are four main advantages … of moving off premises and into the cloud: … Global placement of your datacenter infrastructure, … reduced operational costs, … consolidation of your servers and services, … which then gives us improved reliability, … resilience, and agility. …