Cloud Computing

Large companies such as Amazon and Microsoft now provides data centers for everybody to use. Heron Technology is a Microsoft partner and recommends Microsoft Azure for cloud computing - primarily because of the excellent tools that ensure reliable applications and shorter time to market. We use Microsoft Azure in our own products and offer our expertise to your business. Our consulting and integration services can help you work through the options available and arrive at a solution that is right for your business.

A cloud service has three distinct characteristics that differentiate it from traditional hosting. It is sold on demand, typically by the minute or the hour; it is elastic - a user can have as much or as little of a service as they want at any given time; and the service is fully managed by the provider.

Cloud computing is an alternative to traditional hosting often offering more flexibility at a better price. A big concern for many is data security. The cloud providers do a lot to ensure this and encryption can be used on stored data for extra security.

• Web applications (ASP.NET).
• Database (SQL Server).
• Web services (SOAP).
• Background services (known as workers).

• Scalability - scale up or down for a fixed rate per user or service.
• Pay for usage.
• No hardware to manage.
• More options than traditional hosting.
• Global - easy to move service to other regions for optimal performance.
• Very strong security.

• Migration of existing web application to the cloud.
• Develop new web based application from scratch.

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