Secure your business information flow with cloud computing
Logistics companies generate large flows of information on a continuous basis. In order to house all this information and prevent its loss, the application of software and various technological tools can ensure both its protection and a reduction in costs.
Currently approximately 50% of the applications used by companies are already hosted in the public cloud. Its growing importance and usefulness is visible and easily applicable in any business.
According to predictions, 85% of businesses are expected to use production containerized applications in the Cloud by 2025. This data, obtained from Science News shows the increasingly necessary integration of this tool in every company. Because of the great advantages it offers, why not incorporate it?
What is cloud computing
It could be summarized as the on-demand availability of resources through the Internet service. The storage and access to the data and programs that are desired online is the main point that makes this resource essential for any company.
This data, thanks to being stored in the cloud, is easily accessible from any device. Both computers and other elements with artificial intelligence (IT) can be connected, which translates into ease of data management and use.
The cloud computing service allows the incorporation of different software depending on the type of management and operations to be carried out.
Type
These softwares can be divided into three types of models according to a series of characteristics based on their level of data control, storage and management. This flexibility in terms of its services allows for an efficient adaptation of the services to the needs of the various companies.
SaaS - Software as a Service
On the basis that both the maintenance and the management of the software itself can only be performed by the service provider, the end user has the ability to make use of all the applications it provides.
It could be said that this type of service allows the advantages of access from any device in an unlimited way, but without the ability to manage the servers themselves and the management of the servers related to the cloud services.
PaaS - Platform as a Service
In this type of software, the provider is still the one who controls and manages its own structure, but there is a change with respect to the previous one. In the case of PaaS, the company that makes use of its services can use its own applications in the cloud infrastructure, so that the customer has greater freedom of choice and development of its applications and greater management freedom to meet its needs.
IaaS - Infrastructure as a Service
In the latter case, companies can fully manage all their operations and resources, so that both infrastructure and storage and management services can be modified and controlled by the company itself. This software ensures greater freedom for the company, but also greater workload and responsibility.
How to ensure the flow of information
The advantages of these systems in business are key. The logistics sector has a large data load, so the services offered by these softwares can be very useful to be able to store and manage your data, so that the flow of information does not suffer any kind of inconvenience.
The changing scenario in which companies find themselves leads them to need strong technological infrastructures to ensure the protection of data and its movement. The incorporation of these strategies is therefore key to maximizing the performance of technological applications and the resilience of the business to changes in the environment.
The implementation of cloud services in business has been key in the process of incorporating technology in companies. The advantages of facilitating processes, productivity improvements and cost savings that this entails make it possible to create a more productive work environment. It is also important to highlight the improvement in data protection that this type of technology ensures.
For all these reasons, the incorporation of technologies such as cloud computing helps to ensure data flow, among many other advantages.
Consultant in Logistics and Supply Chain Technologies
