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13 Dec 2011

Cloud computing (in plain english)

Author shahabaz:
Here listen to the audio for good under standing:

                               

                                               www.icloud.com        www.cloudos.com

The Cloud Computing buzz is growing every day with a growing number of businesses and government establishments opting for cloud computing based services. On December 14, 2009, the City of Los Angeles (United States) switched to cloud computing. It equipped 34,000 city employees with Google Apps for eMail and collaboration in the cloud. The other U.S. cities already on Google Apps cloud are Washington D.C. and Orlando.

There is no dearth of Cloud Computing based services if you are ready to pay. But we all love free stuff on the Internet, and free stuff is often just as useful as the stuff you pay for. In fact, perhaps the best Internet innovation ever is absolutely free. If you guessed Google search, then you guessed correctly! I stumbled upon some excellent free software and services, though you can always debate on what makes them cloud based. Cloud Computing is still fuzzy and everyone has her or his own definition.


Update: Cloud Computing definition is no longer fuzzy. NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce) has come up with standard guidelines & is now widely accepted in the industry. I’ve simplified them briefly in the following post:


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