{"id":98311,"date":"2024-07-25T10:56:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T08:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstcolo.blackpeppers.de\/glossary\/cloud-based\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T23:51:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T22:51:57","slug":"cloud-based","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/firstcolo.blackpeppers.de\/en\/glossary\/cloud-based\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud-based"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"98311\" class=\"elementor elementor-98311 elementor-56585\" data-elementor-post-type=\"glossary\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65b314cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"65b314cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fa33746 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3fa33746\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43909868 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43909868\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26211214 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26211214\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17db75cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17db75cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is meant by cloud-based?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2101a018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2101a018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An application is considered cloud-based when it has been subsequently adapted for operation in the cloud. In other words, it already existed and was not \u201cborn in the cloud\u201d (i.e., it is not <a href=\"https:\/\/firstcolo.blackpeppers.de\/glossar\/cloud-nativ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cloud-native<\/a>). Instead, it was adapted and optimized for the cloud.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d1153a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"71d1153a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1252005b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1252005b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Benefits for companies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19357b8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19357b8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Companies reduce effort with the cloud-based approach: it enables them to use cloud platforms and dynamic cloud infrastructures without having to redevelop the application from scratch. In addition, there is no need for the company\u2019s internal IT to procure and maintain hardware. Instead, companies rent IT resources from a cloud provider as needed. This eliminates the need for long-term investments in IT infrastructure. Moreover, the flexible on-demand model in the cloud provides companies with rapid <a href=\"https:\/\/firstcolo.blackpeppers.de\/glossar\/skalierbarkeit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scalability.<\/a> This allows them to quickly increase the availability of their application when demand peaks.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37cdb9fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37cdb9fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-599c936a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"599c936a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Home<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd27e89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3dd27e89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcolo.blackpeppers.de\/en\/knowledge\/glossary\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Glossary<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is meant by cloud-based? 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