Cloud Computing – The Benefits, Scope, and Education

Have you ever sent an email to yourself thinking that you can store the piece of information and access it later whenever you want? Well, then, you are already computing in cloud. This was just a simple example to grab your attention. Cloud Computing is more than storing and retrieving information from an email. If we have to provide a definition, Cloud computing is the delivery of computing services over the internet. By computing services, we mean almost everything, ranging from servers, storage, networks, databases, software to intelligence, analytics, and so on. In other words, cloud computing is internet-based computing that helps store, manage, and process data without a local server or large personal computer memory.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF CLOUD TECHNOLOGY?

“Companies Adopting Cloud Technology Grow 19.3% Faster Than Their Competitors.”

Cloud technology has proved to be wonders for businesses around the world. The simplest example of how cloud is benefitting businesses would be cloud storage applications, such as Google Doc, Dropbox, etc, which allow employees to work on multiple projects at the same time using effective online storage space from anywhere. Here are a few amongst the many benefits of Cloud.

Cost-effectiveness

Unlike traditional methods, the cost for cloud technology is flexible, requiring the payment for the server and infrastructure capacity only as and when required.

Security

Recent reports claim that 94% of the cloud users saw an improvement in security after switching to the cloud, owing to data encryption techniques.

Flexibility

Cloud can be turned up or down depending upon its usage and circumstances, which flexibilizes the whole system.

Mobility

Cloud computing allows smartphones and other mobile devices to access corporate data, meaning data access from anywhere around the world. And with a staggering 5.16 unique mobile users as per GMSA, cloud computing has reached the next level.

Disaster Recovery

Cloud-based systems facilitate quick and efficient data recovery under all sorts of emergencies.

Quality Control

A cloud-based system facilitates the storage of the documents in a single place under a single format, which helps to maintain consistency in the documents, ensuring zero chance of errors. 

WHY DO WE NEED CLOUD COMPUTING?

Education

As students can access their lectures, study, and give exams from anywhere around the globe with Cloud, it has proved to be a boon in this calamitous time.

Social Impact

Cloud-based social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, WhatsApp, Skype, etc have become great tools to not only interact with friends and family but also to circulate significant information and business growth.

Business

With COVID-19 spreading its tentacles across the global economy, most of the businesses are hanging on to the tightrope called ‘work from home’, which has been made possible by cloud computing alone.

Healthcare

Cloud ensures a tamper-free and affordable way of storing medical data that can be accessed as and when required.

WHAT IS THE SCOPE OF CLOUD TECHNOLOGY IN INDIA?

With companies reaping huge shares of revenues, Cloud Computing has extended massive transformation to the Indian IT sector. As more and more organizations move into Cloud Technology, India is expected to see more than 1 million cloud computing job openings by 2022. The Indian cloud market itself will make USD 7.1 billion within the same time span, as per a Nasscom report. This growth is due to the exponential increase in the adoption of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and IoT. On a global scale, the spending on Cloud will grow at a CAGR of 16.5%, with the market touching USD 345 billion by 2022. Further strengthening the employment quotient, Google has established India’s first cloud region in Mumbai and is planning to launch its second cloud region in Delhi by 2021.

WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES IN CLOUD TECHNOLOGY?

Cloud Technology has extended a massive contribution in raising the global economy by opening the avenue for some of the highest paying job opportunities.

Cloud Operations Engineer

A cloud operations engineer creates and implements cloud-based solutions like SaaS and PaaS. 

National average salary as per Glassdoor: INR 6,61,210.

Cloud Network Engineer

A network engineer ensures the capability of a network to process an organization’s data.

National average salary as per Glassdoor: INR 4,74,199.

Cloud Administrator

A cloud administrator develops, configures, implements, and manages systems comprising cloud platforms. 

National average salary as per Glassdoor: INR 7,17,327.

Virtualization – Systems Engineer

A Virtualization – Systems Engineer configures and deploys virtual servers, operating systems, network resources, etc.

National average salary as per Glassdoor: INR 4,60,279.

Network Administrator

A network administrator keeps the computer network of an organization operational and up-to-date.

National average salary as per Glassdoor: INR 4,46,062. 

Storage Administrator

A storage administrator manages and maintains a company’s storage-based systems.

National average salary as per Glassdoor: INR 6,40,388.

CONCLUSION

To land a lucrative job in the Cloud Technology domain, you not only need expertise over the subject but also industry-relevant skills. Only a handful of Indian Universities offer industry immersion along with mastery over the domain. Here are a few to start with.

University Name	Location	Program Offered
Jain Deemed-To-Be University	Bangalore	B.Tech CSE Cloud Technology and Information Sec urity
Jain Deemed-To-Be University	Bangalore	B.Tech CSE Cloud Technology and Mobile Applicati on
Jain Deemed-To-Be University	Bangalore	BCA Cloud Technology and Mobile Application
Jain Deemed-To-Be University	Bangalore	BCA Cloud Technology and Information Security
Jain Deemed-To-Be University	Bangalore	MCA Storage & Cloud Technology
Poornima University	Jaipur	B.Tech CE Cloud Technology and Information Security
Poornima University	Jaipur	BCA Cloud Technology and IT Infrastructure Management
Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University	Nagpur	PG Diploma in Cloud Technology
Srinivas University	Mangalore	B.Tech CS Cloud Technology and Information Security
Srinivas University	Mangalore	BCA Cloud Technology and Information Security
Sharda University	Greater Noida	B.Tech CS Cloud Technology and Information Security
A P Goyal Shimla University	Shimla	B.Tech CSE Cloud Technology and Information Security
A P Goyal Shimla University	Shimla	BCA Cloud Technology and Information Security
Assam down town University	Assam	B.Tech CSE Cloud Technology and Information Security
Assam down town University	Assam	BCA Cloud Technology and Information Security
Assam down town University	Assam	5 Year Integrated MCA Cloud Technology and Information Security
Assam down town University	Assam	Integrated M.Sc IT Cloud Technology and Information Security
ITM Vocational University	Gujarat	B.Tech CSE Cloud Technology and Information Security
ITM University	Raipur	B.Tech CSE Cloud Technology and Information Security
ITM University	Raipur	BCA Cloud Technology and Information Security
Centurion Institute of Technology	Bhubaneshwar	B.Tech CS Cloud Technology and Information Security
Centurion Institute of Technology	Bhubaneshwar	B.Sc IT Cloud Technology and Information Security
Teerthanker Mahaveer University	Moradabad	B.Tech Cloud Technology and Information Security
Teerthanker Mahaveer University	Moradabad	BCA Cloud Technology and Information Security
Ajeenkya DY Patil University	Pune	B.Tech Cloud Technology and Information Security
Ajeenkya DY Patil University	Pune	BCA Cloud Technology and Mobile Application
Ajeenkya DY Patil University	Pune	BCA Cloud Technology and Information Security
Ajeenkya DY Patil University	Pune	PGD Cloud Technology (Weekend Program 15 Months)
Integral University	Lucknow	B.Tech CSE Cloud Technology and Information Security
CMR University	Bengaluru	B.Tech. IT (Cloud Technology and Information Security)
Om Sterling Global University	Haryana	B.Tech CSE Cloud Technology and Information Security
Maharishi University of Information Technology	Lucknow	BCA Cloud Technology and Information Security
Maharishi University of Information Technology	Lucknow	B.Tech Cloud Technology and Mobile Application
SAGE University	Madhya P radesh	BCA Cloud Technology and Information Security
GD Goenka University	Haryana	BCA in Cloud Technologies And Information Security
CT University	Punjab	BCA Cloud Technology and Information Security
K L University	Hyderabad	BCA Cloud Technology and Information Security
K L (Deemed-to-be University)	Vijaywada	BCA Cloud Technology and Information Security
Maharishi Markandeshwar University	Sadopur	BCA Cloud Technology & Information Security
Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed-to-be University)	Mullana	B.Tech Cloud Technology and Information Security
Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies (VISTAS)	Chennai	BCA Cloud Technology and Information Security
Rathinam College of Arts and Science	Tamil Nadu	B.Sc CS (with Specialisation of Cloud Technology and Information Security)
Techno India University	Kolkata	B.Sc IT Cloud Technology and Information Security
Jagan Nath University	Haryana	BCA Cloud Technology and Information Security
Sir Padampat Singhania University	Rajasthan	B.Tech CSE Cloud Technology and Information Security
Sir Padampat Singhania University	Rajasthan	BCA Cloud Technology and Information Security
Medi-Caps University	Madhya Pradesh	B.Tech CSE Cloud Technology and Information Security
Swarrnim University	Gujarat	B.Tech – Computer Engineering (Cloud Technology and Information Security)
Swarrnim University	Gujarat	B.Tech – Computer Engineering (Mobile Application and Cloud Technology)
Swarrnim University	Gujarat	BCA (Specialization in Cloud Technology and Information Security)
Swarrnim University	Gujarat	BCA (Specialization in Mobile Application and Cloud Technology)
Rayat Bahra University	Chandigarh	B.Tech Cloud Technology and Information Security
Rayat Bahra University	Chandigarh	BCA Cloud Technology and Information Security
Brainware University	Kolkata	B.sc (IT) – Cloud Technology & Information Security