Cloud Computing & Security Algorithms

Cloud Computing

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Name:   Bismo Asyura Widianto 

NIM:     2201785595

Class:    LK01

Last week's lecture was about the importance of cloud computing in the 21st century. Today, we are running out of space to hold a physical server in a given company. Therefore, major corporations are starting to refer to cloud computing as the future of data processing and storage. There are many benefits to why we need to compute in the cloud. 

Benefits of Cloud Computing:

Reduced IT Cost

Migrating to a cloud computing system will significantly reduce the operation expense of the IT Department. Rather than buying expensive equipments and systems, we can reduce our cost by using cloud computing service providers such as PT. Mitra TeleInformatika Perkasa. 

Flexibility of Work Practices

This method of data processing and storage makes it easier for employees to work even away from the office. They are now able to work at home if and urgent task needs to be completed right away. 

Drawbacks of Cloud Computing:

Security:

Even with the constant security update of cloud service providers, storing data and important files on third-party services always brings its own risk. Using cloud-powered technologies means you need to provide your service provider access to your personal information. This might be troublesome for some because they might be concerned about the policy around the use of the their information. 

Downtime:

Because cloud service providers handle a large amount of customers each day, there will be time where you might not be able to access your data due the overload of information going through the system. Therefore, this can lead to a temporary suspension in a business. 

Cloud Algorithms:

Security Algorithms in a cloud computing system is very crucial because internet applications and networking sites are growing very fast. Therefore, we need to implement a number of cryptography algorithms to secure our customer's data.  On the other hand, strong user authentication is very needed to reduce unauthorized user access of data stored on the cloud. For that reason, we need to ensure the security of the customer's information which is being exchanged between the user and the cloud.