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What is Cloud Computing?

July 19th, 2010

Cloud computing can be anything that involves delivering hosted services over the Internet. Cloud services are categorized as, Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service or Software as a Service. While, the name cloud, is the symbol used to represent the Internet in various technical and non-technical documents. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is a pay-per-use service where a cloud-computing provider offers storage space, network equipment, and virtual servers as consumable resources. Platform as a Service (PaaS) is a platform for the development, deployment and hosting of applications where the final product is delivered to the users via the Web. Software as a Service (SaaS) is when providers provide applications to customers via the Internet as Web services.
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Can we trust cloud computing?

May 23rd, 2010

Every solution has its two sides of the coin. We come across various marketing techniques that somehow define cloud computing in relation to the services they provide! In order to jump on to the cloud bandwagon and attract customers, some companies advertise their services as cloud services when in fact these are not! Therefore, what is cloud computing? – We define cloud computing as anything that involves delivering hosted services over the Internet. Cloud services are categorized as, Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service or Software as a Service (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS). While, the name cloud, is the symbol used to represent the Internet in various technical and non-technical drawings.

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