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The cloud' has become a popular term even among non-IT and non-technical people. It is an ambitious phrase that has transformed the way businesses are conducted and impacted almost all aspects of our lives. The term cloud has been there for a long time being used as a metaphor for the Internet. However, cloud computing is relatively new and is increasingly expanding itself to every facet of modern businesses.

Implementation of cloud architecture has completely transformed the workflow and added to the flexibility, easy data storage, data accessibility, and collaboration between management, executives, and employees. The growth of the impact of cloud computing is exponential and Gartner predicts that 90% of the organizations will use cloud-based services by 2022.

Owing to tremendous growth and scintillating development, cloud computing also comes with a few challenges that can businesses often struggle with. Glorious Insight can be your saving partner in this regard. We create and develop customized cloud architecture that helps you execute your business operations with unprecedented ease, flexibility, and security.

√  Understanding cloud computing

A network of remote servers is utilized to provide a wide range of hardware and software services for your businesses over the Internet. The primary objective of these remote servers is to store, manage, and process your data. With the data being handled by the servers, you can focus on expanding your existing infrastructure and data analytics that significantly enhance your processes. The enormous capabilities of the cloud are commonly split into the following three categories.

 • SaaS (Software as a Service)

Software as a Service is a popular concept that allows remote management and ownership of software by one or more providers. This service lets you rent and use software without installing them on your servers. Most of the tools for CRM, sales, and finance, etc are utilizing SaaS with hosted software.

 • IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)

Infrastructure as a Service allows providers to own resources such as network capabilities, storage, and other resources remotely. These resources are made available to the users on-demand.

 • PaaS (Platform as a Service)

Platform as a Service is a collection of middleware services. It comprises several application infrastructural services such as database services, platform integration, business process management, and many more.

This is a clear paradigm shift from traditional on-premises computing to remote cloud-based computing. Surveys indicate that over 70% of the companies have already migrated at least one application or a part of their infrastructure on the clouds and many are planning to make the move very soon.

√  The path clouds have traced

We are presently living in a digital age. Massive big data sets are now the key for successful businesses and market leaders. This enormous data is way out of the capacity of traditional storages and manual analysis and manipulation of business information. Companies need new data discovery and analytics ways to utilize the full potential of their digital assets. This leads us to cloud computing and makes its expansion evident.

Glorious Insight provides online BI solutions and online data visualization tools that are cloud-based and can accommodate efficient storage, manipulation, and access to enterprise data. Be it rapidly changing industries or change-resistant sectors, we are providing result-oriented cloud solutions that leverage huge volumes of data in real-time to reduce risks and cost and enhance overall profitability and performance.

√  Challenges with cloud computing your need to be prepared for

 • Security

The primary concern with cloud computing is that you cannot see exactly where your data is stored and processed. This raises obvious questions regarding data security. Surveys conducted in 2018 had shown over 75% of companies being worried about the safety and security of their data.

Business intelligence trends in the initial stage of cloud computing have uncovered several security risks such as data breaches, broken authentications, accounts hijacking, hacked APIs, etc.

The good news is that the data privacy and security of over clouds is improving constantly. You need to ensure that the SaaS provider compliances with the laws and has adequate access control and security mechanisms in place.

 • Cost containment

Cloud computing has a scalable and on-demand inherent nature. This sometimes makes it difficult for companies to estimate and define cost and quantities. However, there are ways such as financial analytics, automating governance policies, and constant monitoring of reports can keep your cloud cost in check.

• Insufficient expertise and resources

Cloud computing is relatively a new concept that has to deal with the aridity of expertise. Although the IT team and development staff are often well-versed with the technologies involved, most of the employees are from non-technical backgrounds and lack expertise in the field. Also adding cloud specialists to the team may not be affordable for many SME organizations.

Glorious Insight addresses the problem by creating and providing customized BI solutions with easy-to-use interactive interfaces. Our solutions are powered by natural language processing (NLP) with capabilities that allow you to query in natural words and are designed for self-service BI.

 • Difficulty in complains

While making a transition from internal storage to the clouds, companies face difficulties in ensuring compliance with industry standards and state laws and regulations. You should look for a vendor such as Glorious Insight that ensures compliance with the laws and meeting the standards that are required. You should go for providers that offer certified compliance.

• Working with multiple clouds

As cloud computing is growing, the concept of multiple clouds is gaining popularity. Surveys have shown that over 80% of the companies migrating to clouds prefer multi-cloud architecture. Companies are making deliberate efforts to combine the capabilities of both public and private clouds (hybrid cloud computing) to draw maximum performance benefits. The compatibility and interoperability between clouds are increasing thereby allowing companies to adopt a multi-cloud paradigm. On average, organizations are leveraging up to 5 clouds for their operations.

 • Cloud adoption strategies

Maximum companies begin with cloud migration without any cloud adaptation strategy in place. Also, some have to initiate unplanned intermittent migration due to the expiration of the data center contract. They rely mostly on ad hoc strategies that are influenced by several factors.

In the present day, organizations are adopting clouds more than ever which leads to a bootstrap environment. Companies are training their workforce, especially the IT team, to handle their resource and cloud computing challenge

 • A load of migration

Migration is moving applications to the clouds. While creating and moving a new application to the cloud is comparatively easier, shifting an existing one can be a nightmare for many organizations. A survey by Velostrata shows that 95% of companies are moving their application to the cloud and the majority of them are feeling the heat of the job more than their expectations.

Teaming with expert service providers like Glorious Insight can make a huge difference in the process. Having technical expertise on your side gives you confidence and ensures a smooth transition.

√  Cloud computing: still a winner

Cloud computing is revolutionizing every aspect of business it is touching, particularly shaking the landscape of business intelligence. As the adoption is increasing exponentially, businesses of all sizes and sectors are realizing the benefits they can draw from it. It also comes with a great deal of flexibility. If implemented properly with a well-planned roadmap, these challenges can be addressed efficiently.

Risks can be handled easily and timely and also looks shallow when weighed against the combined power of BI and cloud computing. BI brings the right information to the right people and clouds provide the most efficient way to access this information. Soon you may find industry standards defining regulations for the management and technical matters as you travel ahead into the world of clouds.