Cloud computing Seminar
Cloud computing is a way of computing, via the Internet, that broadly shares computer resources instead of using software or storage on a local computer.
Definition
A technical definition is "a computing capability that provides an abstraction between the computing resource and its underlying technical architecture (e.g., servers, storage, networks), enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction."
Characteristics
In general, cloud computing customers do not own the physical infrastructure, instead avoiding capital expenditure by renting usage from a third-party provider. They consume resources as a service and pay only for resources that they use. Many cloud-computing offerings employ the utility computing model, which is analogous to how traditional utility services (such as electricity) are consumed, whereas others bill on a subscription basis. Sharing "perishable and intangible" computing power among multiple tenants can improve utilization rates, as servers are not unnecessarily left idle (which can reduce costs significantly while increasing the speed of application development). A side-effect of this approach is that overall computer usage rises dramatically, as customers do not have to engineer for peak load limits. In addition, "increased high-speed bandwidth" makes it possible to receive the same response times from centralized infrastructure at other sites.
References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing
http://communication.howstuffworks.com/c...puting.htm
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Refer this Very large Documentation on Cloud Computing:
http://wikibon.org/wiki/v/Category:Cloud_computing
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More updates on this topic
Rackspace launches open source cloud platform with Nasa
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2...h-Nasa.htm
The Changing Cloud Platforms: Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and More
"Cloud computing" means different things to different people. Some use the term when talking about what we used to call "software as service":
http://blogs.pcmag.com/miller/2010/07/th...tforms.php
