Cloud Computing
What is Cloud Computing? Cloud computing is the next stage in the Internet's evolution, providing the means through which everything — from computing power to computing infrastructure, applications, business processes to personal collaboration — can be delivered to you as a service wherever and whenever you need. In cloud computing, the word "cloud" (also phrased as "the cloud") is used as a metaphor for "the Internet," so the phrase cloud computing means a type of Internet-based computing, where different services (such as servers, storage and applications) are delivered to an organization's computers and devices through the Internet. The “cloud” in cloud computing can be defined as the set of hardware, networks, storage, services, and interfaces that combine to deliver aspects of computing as a service. Cloud computing is a model for delivering information technology services in which resources are retrieved from the internet through web-...