Cloud-Based Solutions

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Cloud Based Solutions
A cloud based solution can be defined as the computer networks, applications,
demand services, storage or resources that can be accessed through the internet and other
people who have also shared their computing infrastructure in the cloud (IGI Global, & In
Information Resources Management Association, 2016). Any individual who is connected to
the internet through cloud is capable of getting access of cloud-based solutions from
whichever place they are at any time (Fox & Riemann, 2012).
There are many environments in which these solutions can be applied. Some of them
include hospitals, industries, business enterprises and learning institutions (Jamsa, 2013). The
major scenarios that may call for cloud-based solutions include the management of
infrastructure transformation in an organization, disaster recovery (because of high costs or
lack of in-house capability in a firm), management of a hybrid environment, big data
analysis, machine learning and artificial intelligence, or data storage problems (IGI Global, &
In Information Resources Management Association, 2016). Among the most recent
development in cloud-based solutions is the employment of this technology in keeping health
records which will make it easier to track and manage the records of the patients and other
activities in health and research institutions (Fox and Riemann, 2012).
Depending on the environment and scenario in which a cloud based solution is
applied, it comes with a number of advantages. For instance, the use of cloud computing in
keeping health records will help ease the cost that is spent on operational activities on data
management (Jamsa, 2013).
Another advantage of this technology is that it improves the flexibility of workers
within an organization by the addition or expansion of infrastructure resources on technology.
Clod-based solutions are also independent of the location of an individual or the device being

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used to access the information (IGI Global, & In Information Resources Management
Association, 2016). Therefore, it is very easy for workers on field work to easily access
information even through their mobile phones. This is especially suitable for health worker
who go working in remote and marginalised areas (Fox & Riemann, 2012).
Cloud based solutions also make it easier to maintain applications since not every user
needs to have it installed in their device. Therefore, maintenance can be done from the main
server while different people access the information from different locations (Jamsa, 2013).
In case of application failure, the technician will not have to go to each user trying to make
things right. There is also a high performance level as a result of easier maintenance (Fox &
Riemann, 2012).
Another merit of clod-based solutions is the improvement of productivity within a
business organization. This is because workers can handle the same kind of data
simultaneously instead of having the data being sent to every individual through e-mail. In
addition to that, the users will not have to start re-entering the data into their computers or
upgrading into the latest needed application (IGI Global, & In Information Resources
Management Association, 2016).
Cloud-based solutions are also reliable by virtue of the fact that users can access
multiple sites while working. There is also improved security on resources and data as the
system is being managed from one central location. It also enables cost sharing among the
users as the infrastructure is always centralized with low maintenance costs (Fox & Riemann,
2012).
Despite having all these advantages, cloud-based solutions also have their limitations.
For instance, providers for cloud-based solutions do not fulfil the legal needs of their