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Cloud Computing December 8, 2009

Cloud computing is a term for computing done over the internet with servers and services hosted outside of the business. It has been around for a while even though a lot of companies don’t know much about this new trend. The services are divided into three categories: Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Cloud computing makes businesses and consumers make use of applications without necessarily installing them and enable them access personal files using any computer as long as it has internet connection. It basically increases efficiency because of a central storage, memory and processing system. This requires a lot of maintenance and management task away from business because it requires virtual servers and each server can host an OS. Cloud computing definately has issues that must be addressed constantly for it to be effective. These issues vary from cost, security, availability and workload. Cost is a major issue in cloud computing but certainly not the primary issue. Cloud computing presents numerous security challenges when applications reside in the cloud. Google is already a major player in this emerging technology as it is based on owning a massive cloud computing infrastructure. It is now partnering with IBM to promote and revolutionise  cloud computing because it is exactly what IT needs. It is an opportunity to both increase capacity and add capabilities without setting up totally new infrastructures, licensing software or training new personnel. Cloud computing saves companies massive cost and many other companies like Amazon and eBay are following this new trend because they both rely on cloud computing. Many educational institutions like the University of Salford and University of Manchester are also making use of this promising technology. Cloud computing helps bring greater productivity to business because it helps them focus more on business aspect and bother less about the IT aspect of business. It is a rising technology that is very profitable to companies because it offers a service that is springing up at a fast pace. In addition, it is good news for clients looking to adopt cloud computing because competition will only reduce the cost of service even more.

What Cloud Computing really means: By Eric Knorr, Galen Gruman.  http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/what-cloud-computing-really-means-031

Times Online “Cloud Computing”: By Jonathan Webber.  http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3874599.ece

Cloud Computing: By wikiinvest.com [Date accessed 08-12-09]                      http://www.wikiinvest.com/concept/cloud_computing