CHIP Online: What is cloud computing?
Cüneyt Batmaz: Cloud computing is basically the provision of computing services over the internet. The cloud is a network of servers, and thanks to cloud technologies, you store, collate, process and manage the data you have in any way you want. The cloud removes the financial or technical burden associated with businesses’ own servers and facilities. It relieves IT professionals from operational burden and enables them to position themselves in value-added businesses. Cloud users can access and transact any information they need over the internet from anywhere, anytime and from any device. Deployment options include public, private and hybrid cloud.
CHIP Online: What benefits does cloud computing provide to its users?
Cüneyt Batmaz: We list the benefits of cloud technologies to users as follows. Manageable Growth: Cloud resources are scalable and flexible, so business peaks can be easily weathered. Companies can manage their growth processes effectively and with significant cost advantage. Reducing Costs: With the cloud, technologies that require huge investments are offered to organizations of all sizes at very low costs. Secure Operation: Thanks to the world-leading security measures of IT companies, customers can manage their own operations through cloud technologies. Latest System: Cloud-based services provide a more reliable workflow than the company’s own services, especially if servers or other hardware are outdated. Cloud service providers have the world’s most competent engineering teams in areas such as application development, system infrastructure and security. Thus, companies’ systems are always up to date. Effective resource management: Resources in the cloud can be accessed instantly as needed and where desired. For small businesses that want to expand their resources and become more competitive, working in the cloud is becoming a necessity.
CHIP Online: Could you briefly describe what a hybrid cloud is?
Cüneyt Batmaz: Before hybrid cloud, it is necessary to mention the concepts of public cloud and private cloud. The public cloud is the most common way to start taking advantage of cloud computing. Cloud resources such as servers and storage are owned by third-party cloud service providers. In the public cloud, all hardware, software, and other supporting infrastructure is owned and managed by the cloud provider. In the public cloud, you share the same hardware, storage, and network devices with other organizations known as cloud “tenants.”
A private cloud, on the other hand, consists of cloud computing resources used exclusively by a single business or organization. A private cloud can be physically located in your organization’s on-premises data center or hosted by a third-party service provider. But in a private cloud, services and infrastructure always reside in a private network; hardware and software are reserved for your organization only.
While some institutions use their own cloud-enabled IT infrastructures, cloud services obtained from third-party global cloud service providers such as Microsoft also offer advantages to companies. Companies that want to use the cloud can choose hybrid cloud services that offer a mix of these two options according to their needs; It can run its corporate applications on its own IT infrastructures and other services on cloud services provided globally.
For example, public cloud can be used for high-volume needs such as web-based e-mail, and private cloud (or on-premises infrastructure) can be used for sensitive, business-critical needs such as financial reporting. Thus, it is possible to benefit from all the benefits of the cloud in the most secure and flexible way.
CHIP Online: Which companies use hybrid and why is this method preferred? Cüneyt Batmaz: Hybrid cloud offers many advantages such as flexibility, scalability and cost efficiency of cloud computing with the lowest possible data gap risk. There are 4 main reasons why hybrid cloud is preferred. With the audit feature, companies can use a special infrastructure for their sensitive assets. In terms of flexibility, companies can take advantage of additional resources in the public cloud when they need it. Cost is also an important issue. With the ability to scale to the public cloud, additional computing power is only paid for when needed. Finally, hybrid cloud offers ease of migration and implementation. Workloads can migrate to the cloud over time and in stages.
CHIP Online: What are the advantages of Microsoft’s hybrid cloud service?
Cüneyt Batmaz: Moving to the cloud today transforms your company, like moving it to a first-class home. As Microsoft, which is used safely in 140 countries, we offer services that empower companies and put them ahead of the competition, from cost advantages in IT to secure operations, from keeping systems up-to-date to effective resource management, with our Azure and Office 365 products. With the hybrid cloud, businesses can both store their data in their on-premises private cloud and benefit from the superior features of Azure. For example, hybrid cloud is very important for institutions such as banks with large IT infrastructure investments. With our solutions such as Azure Stack product family, Azure Kubernetes Services, Azure Arc, Arc Enabled Data Services, banks can continue their operations in their own computer systems while simultaneously adopting new cloud technologies. Institutions that benefit from Azure Hybrid benefits can save 40% on virtual machines by using their license investments, and offer in-depth experiences to their customers with smart real-time insights supported by artificial intelligence.
CHIP Online: What contribution will Azure Arc, which you announced at the Ignite event, make to cloud usage?
Cüneyt Batmaz: This year, our new cloud service, Azure Arc, was introduced at our global corporate event Ignite. Azure Arc, our revolutionary solution developed for companies using distributed cloud, enables organizations using different cloud services, hybrid or not, to perform all their data operations over Azure. With the service, which is a first in the world, data-based transactions are accelerated and are done securely over a single protocol.
Some companies do business on mobile devices with data on sensors in smart buildings such as hospitals and factories. These systems often use different cloud providers that are independent of each other. Azure Arc also stands out as an attractive model for companies that have this type of dispersed data and want to run their artificial intelligence models reliably on systems that are not connected to the cloud. Sometimes, customers do not want to use different application models for different business environments. Thanks to Azure Arc, these companies will be able to standardize their operations by using the same code and the same cloud management structure.
With Azure Arc, all cloud users from all brands can benefit from the features of Azure. Companies using the cloud, not using the cloud or benefiting from hybrid services can connect their data to Azure and instantly move them wherever they want and gain agility in their activities. With Azure Arc, companies can make faster decisions and use cloud services only when needed. All these time-saving transactions are safe and protected by a single data protection policy.
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