What is Cloud Computing ?

Cloud computing is a general term for anything that involves delivering hosted services over the Internet. These services are broadly divided into three categories: Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). The name cloud computing was inspired by the cloud symbol that's often used to represent the Internet in flowcharts and diagrams.

So what’s a definition for real people?
Cloud Computing = Web Applications


That’s all there is to it. If you’re using a web or internet-based application from a major provider like Google or Microsoft, you’re using cloud computing. Congrats!


Every web application that you’ve ever used, like Gmail, Google Calendar, Hotmail, SalesForce, Dropbox, and Google Docs, are based on “cloud computing”, because when you connect to one of these services, you’re really connecting to a massive pool of servers somewhere out there on the internet. The client doesn’t need to be a web browser, but that’s the direction everything is heading.

Types of Cloud Services












Advantages of the Cloud Computing

• Reduced CostCloud technology is paid incrementally, saving organizations money. 
• Increased StorageOrganizations can store more data than on private computer systems.
• Highly Automated 
  No longer do IT personnel need to worry about keeping software up to date.
• FlexibilityCloud computing offers much more flexibility than past computing methods.
• More Mobility 
  Employees can access information wherever they are, rather than having to remain at their desks.
• Allows IT to Shift Focus
  No longer having to worry about constant server updates and other computing issues, government organizations will be free to concentrate on innovation.

Web Applications are the future. Cloud Computing is a stupid buzzword. Discuss.

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