Preface - The Basics of Cloud ComputingELSEVIERBasics of Cloud Computing
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) describes thebasics of cloud computingthis way: Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, an...
storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence. The fundamental concept of cloud computing is to make these resources available on demand so that customers can access and use them without buying and maintaining actual equipment and software. ...
Authors Derrick Rountree and Ileana Castrilloexplains the concepts of cloud computing in pracRountree, Derrick; Castrillo, IleanaRountree, DerrickCastrillo, IleanaAlexa Huth and James Cebula, "The Basics of Cloud Computing", (c) 2011 Carnegie Mellon University, Produced for US-CERT Introduction to ...
Here's how the cloud (or cloud computing) is born. It's nothing magic: there are always servers, processors and hard drives. But instead to rent a specific server with the serial number, we rent to you "the power of a server" and we guarantee that the service will always work, even...
As part of the Syngress Basics series, The Basics of Cloud Computing provides readers with an overview of the cloud and how to implement cloud computing in their organizations. Cloud computing continues to grow in popularity, and while many people hear the term and use it in conversation, many...
It notes the definition given to cloud computing by Wikipedia which is a computing style provided as a service on the internet as a scalable and virtual in resources. It highlights several web based e-mail servers that use the cloud computing which include Gmail of Google Inc. and Microsoft ...
To familiarize themselves with cloud technology basics, users should understand the pros and cons of cloud computing, popular use cases, major players in the current IT market and how those players influence other vendors. Pros of cloud computing ...
Part 2: Cloud advantages The Cloud offers a lot of unique advantages to users. It provides immense amounts of computing power as needed, and the opportunity to only pay for the services used. This is a modal window. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network fail...
The MSE can also make it easier to move toward cloud computing on the Azure Services Platform through integration with .NET Services. As part of .NET Services, the .NET Service Bus makes it possible to publish service endpoints in the cloud that relay communication back to your local on-prem...