What is a cloud software?

A cloud software is a program that bases its storage on the web network.

The cloud is an increasingly widespread web-based system around the world.

Data and files are stored in these cases in virtual allocations rather than physical ones.

This data is kept online. Users can utilize the program through a visual front-end, but everything that is uploaded and processed is managed on the web.

Types of cloud software

The main forms of cloud software include:

• IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service): The hardware for the program is provided by a third party. An example of this is Amazon with its AWS services, which allows developers to implement new functions;
• PaaS (Platform as a Service): Very similar to IaaS, but the provider includes not only the hardware but also the entire organizational structure. An example of this is

Google App Engine, Google's virtual database;

SaaS (Software as a Service): An example includes Framework360, Dropbox, or the Google Suite (technically called Google Workspace). This cloud-based software is also widely used by startups and emerging companies, as it provides customers with a complete software capable of growing and developing over time. Everything is verified and managed online, from the software itself to the infrastructure that runs it.

Advantages and problems of cloud software

• Costs: the costs of cloud software are not lower than traditional physical archives but thanks to their modularity, it will be possible to add new services (and or resources) according to the development of your web project;
• Scalability: as mentioned, cloud software is scalable and therefore develops based on the evolution of the project in a much more flexible way compared to traditional physical archives.

The cloud is now an extremely utilized form and, only in recent years, have we truly begun to understand its almost unlimited potential.

The issue of security, privacy, but also the reliability of allocation, exists nonetheless as it does for the old physical systems.