Effective use of cloud computing in educational institutions

TLDR

Cloud computing offers dynamic scalability and virtualized resources as a service, making it an attractive, cost‑effective alternative for budget‑constrained educational institutions and poised to significantly shape future educational environments. The study reviews how cloud infrastructure can benefit universities, focusing on enhancing common applications for students and teachers. The authors conduct a review of cloud infrastructure offerings and strategies to maximize application benefits for university users. Universities leverage cloud‑based applications from providers, enabling students and staff to perform academic and administrative tasks.

Abstract

Cloud computing is becoming an adoptable technology for many of the organizations with its dynamic scalability and usage of virtualized resources as a service through the Internet. It will likely have a significant impact on the educational environment in the future. Cloud computing is an excellent alternative for educational institutions which are especially under budget shortage in order to operate their information systems effectively without spending any more capital for the computers and network devices. Universities take advantage of available cloud-based applications offered by service providers and enable their own users/students to perform business and academic tasks. In this paper, we will review what the cloud computing infrastructure will provide in the educational arena, especially in the universities where the use of computers are more intensive and what can be done to increase the benefits of common applications for students and teachers.