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| Cloud computing is a term that has been finding its | | | | 2. Platform as a Service |
| way into information technology related news on a | | | | 3. Utility Computing |
| regular basis for the past few years. New initiatives, | | | | 4. Web Services |
| new applications and new technological developments | | | | 5. Managed Service Providers |
| have kept this technology at the forefront of IT and | | | | 6. Internet Integration and |
| led to exciting new changes in the way enterprise | | | | 7. Service Commerce |
| class computing is seen. | | | | Most IT users at enterprise and individual levels have |
| However, the concepts and ideas surrounding cloud | | | | already started using cloud computing to some |
| computing continue to confuse most common users. | | | | extent in their day-to-day tasks. However, to |
| The "Cloud" continues to stump a large contingent of | | | | understand the full potential of this new |
| IT professionals too as there is lot of conflicting | | | | development, cloud computing education and training |
| information about the technology floating around on | | | | can come in handy. By attending even a single day |
| the internet. | | | | cloud computing class, users can grasp the full extent |
| To put things in better perspective, cloud computing | | | | to which they can utilize this technology in their |
| is a relatively new technology that virtualizes the use | | | | day-to-day tasks and gain maximum benefits from it |
| of applications through the medium of the internet. | | | | in terms of productivity and turnaround time. |
| Rather than physical installation of software and | | | | A cloud computing class would also allow users to |
| other applications on computer systems, cloud | | | | learn the history of this technology and explain to |
| computing calls for installation and maintenance of the | | | | them the basic idea behind this concept. Cloud |
| same applications on a single, centralized server. | | | | computing is based on inspiration drawn from the |
| Multiple users are able to access and share this | | | | telecom industry, which came up with the concept of |
| centrally stored application and information and use it | | | | Virtual Private Network (VPN) to meet the demands |
| in real time to achieve results not just quickly but also | | | | of long distance telephony at lower costs. By offering |
| more efficiently. | | | | shared usage of bandwidth through optimum load |
| The most typical examples of cloud computing are | | | | balancing, VPN allowed telecom providers to cut cost |
| found in common business applications that were | | | | while expanding their service range. |
| earlier used through personal computers but are now | | | | Some of the earliest players in cloud computing have |
| used through the internet. While application data in | | | | been, Amazon and Microsoft, though commercial |
| traditional software was stored locally on the | | | | cloud computing was introduced by a lesser known |
| machine, cloud computing takes this data and stores | | | | company named Loudcloud. Microsoft and Amazon |
| it on an online server. | | | | though can be credited with the growth in usage of |
| While the applications of cloud computing are wide | | | | the technology and also the increase in demand for |
| and divided, they can be broadly classified into seven | | | | cloud computing education. |