Question

Compare and contrast IT outsourcing and cloud computing.

Answer 1

cloud computing means the use of computing resources as a service through networks i.e the internet.cloud is a combination of software and hardware based computing resources delivered as a network service.these applications and resources can be accessed using a interface such as internet browser and a client device like laptop , desktop,etc.cloid computing provides the facitltiy to access shared resourecs to access shared resources and common infrastructure offering services in demand over the network to perform operations that meet changing business needs.cloud computing customers can use what they need on the internet and pay only for what they use.Google apps is best example of cloud computing.
IT outsourcing involved an organization selling its IT resources (hardware, software, and facilities) to athird-party outsourcing vendor and then leasing back IT services from the vendor for a contract period of typically between five and ten years. A variant of IT outsourcing, called cloud computing, is location-independent computing whereby shared data centers deliver hosted IT services over the Internet.