Cloud Computing
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'''Cloud Computing''' is a style of distributed computing where clusters of networked computers work together in a grid to perform massive tasks. They often provide services for end users in a dynamically scalable and seamless fashion. They allow organizations to avoid costly capital expenditures of software and hardware while providing the benefits of both. | '''Cloud Computing''' is a style of distributed computing where clusters of networked computers work together in a grid to perform massive tasks. They often provide services for end users in a dynamically scalable and seamless fashion. They allow organizations to avoid costly capital expenditures of software and hardware while providing the benefits of both. | ||
| - | ==Services | + | ==Services== |
| - | + | Cloud computing offers the services of large infrastructure to the variable needs of end users. There are two main categories of service. | |
===Software as a Service=== | ===Software as a Service=== | ||
===Hardware as a Service=== | ===Hardware as a Service=== | ||
| - | == | + | ==Tradeoffs== |
| + | As with any organizational decision, there are tradeoffs that must be considered when adopting a new technology. | ||
| + | ===Advantages=== | ||
| + | As stated above, cloud computing offers organizations to forego costly capital expenditures of hardware and software. | ||
| + | ===Disadvantages=== | ||
| + | No new technology comes without its disadvantages. With cloud computing companies put their data and applications in the hands of others. As one can imagine, this is a significant risk that must be considered. Thus organizations that invest in such services must be able to trust that their intellectual property is handled in a secure manner. | ||
| + | ==Companies Offering Cloud Computing== | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #[http://www.explainingcomputers.com/cloud.html Cloud Computing: An Introduction] | ||
| + | #[http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/what-cloud-computing-really-means-031 What Cloud Computing Really Means] | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing Wikipedia's entry on Cloud Computing] | ||
Revision as of 21:37, 12 April 2009
Cloud Computing is a style of distributed computing where clusters of networked computers work together in a grid to perform massive tasks. They often provide services for end users in a dynamically scalable and seamless fashion. They allow organizations to avoid costly capital expenditures of software and hardware while providing the benefits of both.
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Services
Cloud computing offers the services of large infrastructure to the variable needs of end users. There are two main categories of service.
Software as a Service
Hardware as a Service
Tradeoffs
As with any organizational decision, there are tradeoffs that must be considered when adopting a new technology.
Advantages
As stated above, cloud computing offers organizations to forego costly capital expenditures of hardware and software.
Disadvantages
No new technology comes without its disadvantages. With cloud computing companies put their data and applications in the hands of others. As one can imagine, this is a significant risk that must be considered. Thus organizations that invest in such services must be able to trust that their intellectual property is handled in a secure manner.
