Services
Specialized Features
Resource Pools
A cloud provider can provide use of the same computing resources to multiple users at the same time.
This means several users can use a graphics card, processor or memory at the same time.
Can be a security risk, as the tasks performed on your processor can be viewed by others aswell.
Elasticity
Cloud provides near infinite scaling of your applications. You will not have to worry about rebuilding your infrastructure, since the cloud provider will manually scale for you.
Metered Utilization
You pay for how much you consume and can limit the max usage. Used to prevent costs from skyrocketing.
Measured Utilization
Cloud provider simply provides the usage metrics.
High Availability (HA)
The servers are monitored by automated systems and technicians who ensure that the system will always be running 99.999% of the time.
File Synchronization
Used in providers like Github, who allow storage of files and file history.