Cloud Computing

Cloud computing heralds an evolution of business that is no less influential that e-business. The very confusion and contradiction that surrounds the term "cloud computing" signifies its potential to change the status quo in the IT market.

Services Description

Consort can provide massively scalable IT-related capabilities as a service via the Internet. Client companies are able to use CPU cycles without having to buy their own computer infrastructure.

Consort is able to pool resources into its own private cloud to drive down cost and increase utilization by delivering resources only for as long as those resources are needed.

Benefits of the Consort Cloud

A cloud computing infrastructure allows an organization to achieve more efficient use of their IT hardware and software investments.
Consort does this by breaking down the physical barriers inherent in isolated systems, and automating the management of a group of systems as a single entity. Think of our cloud computing services as the ultimate virtualized system.
Consort's cloud infrastructure is a cost efficient model for delivering information services, reducing IT management complexity, and increasing responsiveness through real-time workload balancing.
Large amounts of computing resources can be provisioned and made available for new applications within minutes instead of days or weeks. Developers can gain access to these resources through a Consort provided Web Portal and put them to use immediately. The Consort Cloud makes it possible to launch Web 2.0 applications quickly and scale up applications as much as needed and when needed. We find that many customers interested in our cloud infrastructure want to utilize the platform for innovation by rapidly developing and deploying new product prototypes.

usage Scenarios

The Consort Cloud can play a significant role in a variety of areas such as:

Internal Departmental Innovation

A specific functional area of a company can use a simple Web interface to specify a start and end date for a pilot project

Virtual Environments

Massive multi-player online games can be set up and organized as a result of the significant compute power that can be quickly provisioned.

e-Business

During a peak shopping season, more virtual servers can be made available to cater to high shopper demand.

Personal Innovation

Innovation is becoming popular at the individual level. These individuals could request servers in the Consort Cloud to work on these innovations.