Cloud Software as a Service

What Is Cloud-Computing?

At lot has been talked about Cloud Computing and Software as a Service. Amongst all the talk, there are some genuine benefits to running software in this manner and we’ll attempt to outline them clearly here.

Datacentre-Based

Some time ago, operating business software via the Internet became a reality. Initially (and for some businesses, still now) this required additional facilities within the office such as high-speed internet connections, enhanced security options and, of course, the consulting and support costs required to maintain it all.

The solution to the issue of how to benefit from Internet-connected systems but without the high resource cost of owning and managing them was cloud-computing.

The implication of Cloud computing is primarily that your system is running in a datacentre. This is how Codeframe deploy the software that we develop for you. This offers an array of benefits which include:

• Physical Security – Your core software system is within the protected wall of a certified datacentre where only authorised staff are allowed within the building and only a subset of them are permitted close access to the computing systems.
• Data Security – The datacentres we deploy to also offer many ancillary services such as firewalls to provide an extra layer of protection.
• High-speed Access – Through economies of scale, datacentres can offer very high-speed data connections to the Internet. For your business, this means, everyone, wherever they are in the world will get the best possible speed when accessing the systems.
• High Quality Systems – Datacentres also provide high quality computing services onto which we can install the systems your business relies on.
• Scalability – An interesting benefit of deploying to certain datacentres is that the systems run on flexible (sometimes referred to as elastic computers). This essentially means that a server’s power can be easily controlled. Need more power? Not a problem, simply request an increase to the server size and a few minutes later, it’s available. This flexible computing model had it’s roots with companies who experienced very high demand for short periods of time and needed a computer system to cope. Think of Wimbledon Tennis. 2 weeks a year, their computing needs massively increase. This benefits your business in that, a requirement for more power as the business grows does not require the traditional approach of replacing the current IT systems (known in our business as a forklift upgrade). We simply request more power and get it.
• Geographic Independence – Codeframe can deploy your software close to the users that need it. We currently have the ability to deploy to
  • London, UK
  • Frankfurt, Germany (useful for EU data compliance)
  • Atlanta, Freemont, Dallas, Newark and Toronto in North America
  • Singapore, Mumbai, Tokyo and Sydney in Asia Pacific.