Cloud computing can support nearly any application. But some workloads are a better fit for cloud from a business or technical perspective.

Applications:

• Development and Testing: Speed up development with self-service deployment of technology stacks on cloud infrastructure.

• Disaster Recovery: Lower the cost of business continuity while consolidating data centers.

• Batch and Big Data: Access elastic compute capacity for cost-efficient computing and big data analytics

• Marketing Campaigns: Respond quickly to market opportunities with scalable and resilient campaigns at lower costs.

• Web, Mobile and Social Media: Engage customers with

innovative applications built for global scale and flexibility.

● Some of the common cloud computing companies include IBM (IaaS), Google (Cloud Software), Amazon Web Services (IaaS), CipherCloud (Cloud Security), Microsoft (IaaS), Zoho (Cloud Software), Salesforce.com (Cloud Software and Development)