In such a digital world, human beings are keen on developing technologies to facilitate daily lives. In order to process and store tons of information, many different forms of storage like CD-ROM, USB Key, and DVD has been developed.

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In such a digital world, human beings are keen on developing technologies to facilitate daily lives. In
order to process and store tons of information, many different forms of storage like CD-ROM, USB
Key, and DVD has been developed. However, the above devices can only store limited data, which is
not adequate for the information explosion. Thus cloud computing, as an advanced storage solution,
appears on the stage. So how to achieve cloud computer? Different voices with different opinions
emerge, but from a technician’s standpoint, a reliable cabling connectivity or fiber jumper is key to
cloud computing. Whether you agree with my opinion or not, the following article will provide some
detailed information about it to help you find out the answer.
What Is Cloud Computing?
The “Cloud” in the term cloud computing, describes an image of the complex infrastructure,
covering all the technical details. Obviously, the cloud computing has nothing to do with the
weather “cloud”. It is just an analogy to give it a body to imagine. Cloud computing is a model for
computing transforming. In this model, data and computation are operated somewhere in a “cloud”,
which is some collection of data centers owned and maintained by a third party. This enables
ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing
resources that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service
provider interaction.
Why Is Optical Fiber Key
to Cloud Computing?

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There are public cloud, private public and hybrid cloud. When a cloud is made available in a
pay-as-you-go manner to the general public, we call it a public cloud. And when the cloud
infrastructure is operated solely for a business or an organization, it is called private cloud. A
composition of public and private cloud is called hybrid cloud. A hybrid cloud integrates the
advantages of public cloud and private cloud, where private cloud is able to maintain high service
availability by scaling up their system with externally provisioned resources from a public cloud
when there are rapid workload fluctuations or hardware failures.
Optical Fiber Is the Key to Cloud Computing
In the “cloud” network, subscribers’ terminals are simplified into a pure and single device with only
input and output functions but meanwhile utilize the powerful computing and processing functions
from the “cloud”. This means that the terminal must have a very fast connection, because the
simple terminal means fast network and powerful platform requirement, where “pipes” are put
forward higher requirement. Thus, fiber is the ideal “pipe” for cloud computing. The following
image shows the evolution of memory storage.

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In fact, computer applications, software and even file storage now reside on the Internet or in the
“cloud”. Yet another driving force is mobile Internet traffic, which relies heavily on cloud computing.
It is said that there is over 1 Exabyte of data currently stored in the cloud. And this number is
growing exponentially every day. The greatest thing that will limit your ability to work seamlessly in
the “cloud” is your Internet connection. Thus, to access the tremendous amounts data, we need
fiber networks that can carry Terabits—one trillion bits per second. Fiber jumper cables can offer
more available bandwidth and speed which meets the demands of the “cloud”. Obviously, no
technology is more effective at meeting that challenge than fiber at present.
What’s more, FTTH infrastructure is expected as a solution to meet the growing demands for high
bandwidth. It brings fiber optic connections directly into homes, allowing for delivery speeds up to a
possible 100 Mbps, or even more. These speeds open the door to a variety of new services and
applications for residential, business and public service markets. The relationship between FTTH
and cloud computing is subtle. FTTH encourages the growth of cloud computing with its benefits.
And cloud computing may in turn drives the development of FTTH.
Conclusion
As cloud computing market continues to mature, current and potential information technology
capabilities offers many benefits to our lives. However, just like other new technology advancement,
cloud computing also faces many challenges, which requires all of us to form thoughts on the
strengths and downfalls of the technology. Fiber optic cable, as an indispensable component of
network infrastructure, plays a vital role in cloud computing. After going through the whole passage,
do you agree with me? Or what’s your opinion? You can leave your messages to share with us.

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