Pilvekasutuses

Pilvekasutuses, often translated as cloud computing, refers to the delivery of computing services—including servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence—over the Internet (“the cloud”) to offer faster innovation, flexible resources, and economies of scale. Users typically pay only for cloud services they use, helping lower operating costs, run infrastructure more efficiently, and scale as business needs change.

The core concept involves a provider offering these resources on demand, allowing users to access them remotely without needing to own and maintain physical hardware or data centers. This model enables individuals and organizations to access powerful computing capabilities and a wide range of applications without significant upfront investment.

Key benefits of pilvekasutuses include scalability, allowing resources to be easily increased or decreased based on demand, and flexibility, enabling access from anywhere with an internet connection. It also often leads to cost savings by eliminating the need for hardware maintenance and reducing energy consumption. Furthermore, cloud providers manage the underlying infrastructure, freeing up IT teams to focus on more strategic initiatives. Services can be broadly categorized into Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS), each offering different levels of abstraction and control.