The wikipedia defines the term “Cloud Computing” as follows :

“Cloud computing is a style of computing in which dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources are provided as a service over the Internet. Users need not have knowledge of, expertise in, or control over the technology infrastructure “in the cloud” that supports them”

One of the examples of cloud computing in actual practice is the way the multipoint conferencing is coming up and being used across organisations these days.

Now, with economy in deep recession, almost all the companies are under severe pressure to cut costs. How do you cut costs? Which heads should be cut down? The typical heads where the companies cut costs are the number of people, which is already creating a problem because it pushes up the unemployment rate. For the companies who are cutting down, this can mean that the few people who are there have to take on the burden of doing all the things that the others were doing. Meaning, a possible cut in productivity levels. The companies can cut down on training related expenses. But woudn’t this pull down productivity? The companies can cut down travel expenses. But again, the fear is this would pull down the exchange of ideas and the sharing of information which happens when people meet face to face.

So, the mandate to most managers is to cut down people, cut down training and cut down travel costs without impacting productivity per se. How does one do this magic?

This is where companies such as nefsis.com step in. The website nefsis.com offrers these online meeting services which come with a full-suite of live sharing tools and also with multiparty VoIP and video conferencing. They have a technology, which is simple, which requires only a PC, a modem a camera and audio equipments. With this, their technology, which is based on cloud computing, helps organisations to have live conferences over the computer. One can see the other person as long as the software is installed at both the ends and share the information as if the other person is there in the same room.

This helps in significantly reducing costs of training and travel. Since travel is reduced and hence that time is available, it also boosts productivity levels.