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Cloud Computing
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Also known as "on-demand computing", Cloud computing is a computing method in which tasks are assigned to a combination of connections, software and services accessed over a network. This network of servers and connections is collectively known as "the cloud." Computing at the scale of the cloud allows users to access supercomputer-level power. Using a thin client or other access point, like a laptop, users can reach into the cloud for resources as they need them. In other words, it is internet based development with computer technology (here the term 'Cloud' is a metaphor for Internet)
Cloud Computing is a paradigm in which information is permanently stored in servers on the Internet and cached temporarily on clients that include desktops, entertainment centers, table computers, notebooks, wall computers etc. [1]
Relevance to software business
Practical perspectives
Opportunities for research
Links
- http://searchsoa.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci1287881,00.html
- Wikipedia, Cloud Computing entry
- http://www.informationweek.com/news/services/hosted_apps/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208700713&cid=wiki
- http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,5466,00.html
References
- ↑ Carl Hewitt, "ORGs for Scalable, Robust, Privacy-Friendly Client Cloud Computing," IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 96-99, Sept/Oct, 2008