{"id":420,"date":"2020-03-09T13:51:18","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T18:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/?p=420"},"modified":"2026-05-04T10:41:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:41:41","slug":"why-cloud-application-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/why-cloud-application-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Now The Time To Look At Cloud Application Development For Your Next App?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"420\" class=\"elementor elementor-420\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5acc474 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5acc474\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/why-cloud-application-development\/#How_Does_A_Cloud_Application_Work\" >How Does A Cloud Application Work?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/why-cloud-application-development\/#Types_of_Cloud_Applications\" >Types of Cloud Applications<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/why-cloud-application-development\/#Benefits_of_Cloud_Application_Development\" >Benefits of Cloud Application Development<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/why-cloud-application-development\/#Cloud_Application_Development\" >Cloud Application Development<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/why-cloud-application-development\/#What_is_cloud_application_development_and_how_is_it_different_from_traditional_software_development\" >What is cloud application development, and how is it different from traditional software development?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/why-cloud-application-development\/#Why_are_so_many_businesses_moving_their_applications_to_the_cloud\" >Why are so many businesses moving their applications to the cloud?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/why-cloud-application-development\/#What_are_the_main_business_benefits_of_cloud_based_applications\" >What are the main business benefits of cloud based applications?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/why-cloud-application-development\/#Is_cloud_application_development_secure_enough_for_sensitive_business_data\" >Is cloud application development secure enough for sensitive business data?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/why-cloud-application-development\/#When_does_cloud_application_development_make_the_most_sense_for_an_organization\" >When does cloud application development make the most sense for an organization?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Does_A_Cloud_Application_Work\"><\/span>How Does A Cloud Application Work?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-749fd9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"749fd9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The future of computing technology is already happening, and it\u2019s quickly becoming a necessary next step for businesses hoping to continue to compete in their industries. Many business owners are already aware of the cloud and the power it has to make business processes more efficient, effective, and easily accessible. But for those who need more information on the subject, read on to learn about the cloud applications, their benefits, and what questions to ask before partnering with a cloud application developer.<\/p><p>Cloud applications help businesses utilize the power of the cloud to take their businesses to the next level. Cloud-based applications are programs that process and store some or all of their data in the cloud. They can be accessed from any device and appear to web users the same as any standard application.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8510e91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8510e91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_Cloud_Applications\"><\/span>Types of Cloud Applications<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-016fc23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"016fc23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Generally, cloud applications fall into one of the following categories:<\/p><ul><li><strong>SaaS \u2013 Software as a Service:<\/strong> Third-party cloud applications where both the hardware and software to run the application are supplied and supported by the third-party themselves.<ul><li>Example: Google G Suite \u2013 Gmail, Google Docs, Google Drive, etc.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>IaaS \u2013 Infrastructure as a Service: <\/strong>Third-party cloud applications where the infrastructure and infrastructure support is in the cloud, but other aspects of the application are supported by the application designer.<ul><li>Example: Google Compute Engine<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>PaaS \u2013 Platform as a Service:<\/strong> Third-party applications where the third-party delivers the hardware and software but the developer handles application design and support.<ul><li>Example: Google App Engine<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>Cloud applications in any of the three categories listed above can be designed in a variety of ways to suit any business\u2019s specific needs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa37e97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa37e97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Benefits_of_Cloud_Application_Development\"><\/span>Benefits of Cloud Application Development<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee6938 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ee6938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When looking into any new technology, business owners want to know what benefits it will bring to their business. Cloud applications offer a variety of benefits to modern businesses.<\/p><p>One of the key benefits of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/design\/cloud-application-development\">cloud application development<\/a> is lower operational costs. Since much, if not all, of the processing and storage of data, is done remotely, business owners can save money on infrastructure costs. With cloud applications, there is no need to support anything on-site with physical services.<\/p><p>Another important benefit of cloud applications are their accessibility. Because cloud applications are not tied physically to anything, they can be accessed from any device in any location with access to the internet.<\/p><p>Last, but not least, is the increased reliability of cloud applications. Cloud applications can scale more quickly than traditional applications without an increase in cost and they can be more powerful and reliable since they have access to more resources than they would if they were managed on-site.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2aca4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2aca4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/CloudApplicationDevelopment1_IST.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-423\" alt=\"Cloud Application Development\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/CloudApplicationDevelopment1_IST.jpg 752w, https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/CloudApplicationDevelopment1_IST-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f9a2f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f9a2f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cloud_Application_Development\"><\/span><h2>Cloud Application Development<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f68f345 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f68f345\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your business is ready to take the leap into cloud applications, you\u2019ll need to turn to a cloud application team to help develop an application that gives your business access to computers, resources, and data via the cloud.<\/p><p>Before entrusting a developer with your cloud application development project, it\u2019s important to get as much information about their processes as possible.<\/p><p>For example, you may want to ask what their expertise is in various cloud platforms. There are a variety of major players in the world of cloud computing that are go-to options for many developers, including:<\/p><ul><li>Windows Azure<\/li><li>com<\/li><li>Google App Engine<\/li><li>Amazon EC2<\/li><li>Rackspace OpenStack<\/li><\/ul><p>If you know that your business would like to develop within Windows Azure, you\u2019ll want to be sure to partner with a developer who is experienced with that particular platform.<\/p><p>Another important discussion to have regarding cloud application development is how the developer stores and protects their clients\u2019 data. There are a variety of best practices on how to safeguard data, from security measures to automatic backups, but every developer has their own preferences. Be sure to discuss the developer\u2019s security practices, how often data is backed up, and how long restores take in the event of an incident.<\/p><p>A big consideration for businesses going into cloud application development is the cost of development services. Before agreeing to a specific developer, get information on their service agreements. How flexible are their agreements and what level of support do their agreements include?<\/p>\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9494f83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9494f83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a67d46\" data-id=\"3a67d46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9a017 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"6b9a017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><style>#sp-ea-7598 .spcollapsing { height: 0; overflow: hidden; transition-property: height;transition-duration: 300ms;}#sp-ea-7598.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #e2e2e2; }#sp-ea-7598.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a {color: #444;}#sp-ea-7598.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.sp-collapse>.ea-body {background: #fff; color: #444;}#sp-ea-7598.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {background: #eee;}#sp-ea-7598.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a .ea-expand-icon { float: left; color: #444;font-size: 16px;}<\/style><div id=\"sp_easy_accordion-1777908913\"><div id=\"sp-ea-7598\" class=\"sp-ea-one sp-easy-accordion\" data-ea-active=\"ea-click\" data-ea-mode=\"vertical\" data-preloader=\"\" data-scroll-active-item=\"\" data-offset-to-scroll=\"0\"><div class=\"ea-card ea-expand sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_cloud_application_development_and_how_is_it_different_from_traditional_software_development\"><\/span><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-75980\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse75980\" aria-controls=\"collapse75980\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-minus\"><\/i> What is cloud application development, and how is it different from traditional software development?<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse collapsed show\" id=\"collapse75980\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-7598\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-75980\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Cloud application development is the process of designing, building, and running software that lives on cloud platforms rather than on local servers or desktop machines. Instead of installing the app on each user\u2019s device or maintaining your own hardware, you deploy it to infrastructure provided by cloud vendors and access it over the internet. These apps often use cloud\u2011native patterns like microservices, containers, serverless functions, and managed databases, which make them easier to scale and update in small pieces. By contrast, traditional on\u2011premises applications are usually monolithic, tightly coupled to specific hardware, and harder to adapt when demand or requirements change.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_are_so_many_businesses_moving_their_applications_to_the_cloud\"><\/span><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-75981\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse75981\" aria-controls=\"collapse75981\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Why are so many businesses moving their applications to the cloud?<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse75981\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-7598\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-75981\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Businesses are moving to the cloud because it offers\u00a0<strong>scalability<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>cost efficiency<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>speed of innovation<\/strong>\u00a0that are difficult to match on\u2011premises. Cloud platforms let you scale resources up or down on demand, so you only pay for what you actually use instead of over\u2011provisioning hardware \u201cjust in case.\u201d Providers also handle much of the underlying infrastructure, maintenance, and updates, freeing internal IT teams to focus on delivering features instead of managing servers. In addition, the cloud gives rapid access to advanced services such as AI, analytics, and managed databases, which helps companies experiment and bring new ideas to market faster.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_main_business_benefits_of_cloud_based_applications\"><\/span><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-75982\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse75982\" aria-controls=\"collapse75982\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> What are the main business benefits of cloud based applications?<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse75982\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-7598\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-75982\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Cloud\u2011based applications typically deliver four core business benefits: flexibility, scalability, reliability, and better collaboration. Because they run in distributed cloud environments, they can handle peaks in traffic, recover from failures more quickly, and keep services available across regions. Operating costs are often lower thanks to pay\u2011as\u2011you\u2011go pricing and the removal of many on\u2011premises hardware, power, and maintenance expenses. Users can securely access cloud apps from anywhere with an internet connection, which supports remote work and real\u2011time collaboration across locations and time zones.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_cloud_application_development_secure_enough_for_sensitive_business_data\"><\/span><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-75983\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse75983\" aria-controls=\"collapse75983\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Is cloud application development secure enough for sensitive business data?<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse75983\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-7598\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-75983\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Well\u2011designed cloud applications can be highly secure, often more so than many legacy on\u2011premises systems, provided they are built and managed using best practices. Major cloud providers invest heavily in security controls such as encryption, identity and access management, network isolation, and continuous monitoring. On top of this, cloud application developers are expected to implement secure coding, regular patching, backup strategies, and compliance with standards like ISO 27001, SOC 2, or industry\u2011specific regulations where required. While the cloud follows a \u201cshared responsibility\u201d model\u2014providers secure the platform and you secure your applications and data\u2014organizations that follow these guidelines can safely handle even sensitive workloads in the cloud.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_does_cloud_application_development_make_the_most_sense_for_an_organization\"><\/span><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-75984\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse75984\" aria-controls=\"collapse75984\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> When does cloud application development make the most sense for an organization?<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse75984\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-7598\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-75984\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Cloud application development makes the most sense when you need to scale quickly, support a distributed workforce or customer base, or innovate faster than traditional infrastructure allows. 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