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solutions (Vormwald, 2013), providing on-demand capacity for, according to Erich
Seher (2013), “basic functionalities”, such as mailing systems, or storage capacity,
while big enterprises might profit from complete programming and execution
environments in the cloud (Faltus, 2013).
Seher (2013) further gives an example for possible cloud services usage for VOITH.
As an engineering company, there are a lot of high-tech CAD (computer- aided
design) work places including 3D computer mice, 3D programming software and so
on. This department is supported from St. Pölten for the whole Paper division, the
biggest division in the company worldwide. The basic idea, the company came up
with, was to evaluate whether it is possible to use a virtual desktop in a high-tech
environment or not. Using a remote client, a “black box”, provided by example from
IBM, it would be possible to run CAD applications on a virtual desktop. VOITH thus
does not have to care anymore about the internal hardware including firmware and
software drivers for special graphic cards, which are needed to run complex
simulations, as well as the interaction between software and operating system. This
would be the provider’s task, implying a reduced complexity and free resources for
core business activities.
McDonald’s, as another example, is one of Microsoft’s biggest cloud users. They
currently have more than 53,000 Mailboxes in the cloud. For the fifth year in a row,
McDonald’s is using cloud services, such as BiPOS and now Microsoft Office 365
or CloudOne. They benefit from the reduced hardware capacity required and the
elasticity provided by deployed services at peak times (Seher, 2013) & (Taft, 2011).
The common denominator of cloud services employed in a business environment is
therefore the value. Both the literature and experts agree that cloud services can be
applied regardless from the business or industry (Schweighofer, 2013) & (Faltus,
2013) & (
Seher, 2013) & (Höllwarth, 2013) & (Vormwald, 2013).
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Quinni Web
QuinniWeb is a service platform for patients seeking medical treatment in the field
of in vitro fertilization. It was developed and programmed by Unycom. The website’s
