Cloud Computing as the name suggests computing on the cloud. Cloud computing might be more accurately described as “sky computing,” with many isolated clouds of services which IT customers must plug into individually. Cloud symbol is often used to represent the Internet in flowcharts and diagrams. In Cloud computing all a user need is a Computer and Internet, rest everything is managed by the service provider. Services can be anything from Web-based email to inventory control and database processing. Because the service provider hosts both the application and the data, the end user is free to use the service from anywhere.
The major cloud service providers include Microsoft, Salesforce, Skytap, Amazon, Google and HP.
Cloud computing is pretty big and is growing bigger everyday. There are basically 3 layers in Cloud Computing i.e. Infrastructure, Platform and Application. Most cloud computing infrastructures consist of services delivered through common centers and built on servers.
Clouds often appear as single points of access for all consumers’ computing needs. You can put anything ranging from your website, or application to any software that you can remotely access it. It works the same way as Electricity, when you turn on the light, meter start running and you are billed for the power you consumed. When are you done with it, you switch off the light and meter stops. Key to cloud computing is not to focus on the hardware, you just focus on your website or on your application.
There are 3 reasons why Cloud computing is getting popular
1) Scalability – you can easily grow to your demand.
2) Instant – computer power is instantly available, whenever you need it.
3) Save Money – You only pay for what you use.
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Posted: July 12th, 2010 under Cloud Computing, Gwt - GlobalWorldTech.
Tags: Cloud Computing
Nowadays, everybody is talking about cloud computing but very few actually understand what it is. This post to some extend able to define cloud computing. AS mmentioned above, cloud computing is nothing other than computing on internet. The whole application, database is in the internet infrastructure maintain by the cloud computing provider. Apart from the companies mentioned above, HP, Fujitsu are some other companies which are getting into the cloud environment.
Comment by Cahty — July 12, 2010 @ 10:29 am
Hi Cathy
Thanks for mentioning HP & Fujitsu. We have included the HP link whereas for Cloud Computing Fujitsu is partnering with Microsoft. Please check the link below
http://www.itproportal.com/portal/news/article/2010/7/12/microsoft-and-fujitsu-partner-cloud-computing/
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