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  3. About Cloud Computing

    Cloud computing is a new (circa late 2007) label for the subset of grid computing that includes utility computing and other approaches to the use of shared computing resources. Cloud computing is an alternative to having local servers or personal devices handling users' applications.

    In general, the label suggests that function comes from "the cloud" -- often understood to mean a public network, usually assumed to be the Internet -- rather than from a specific identifiable device. The label of "cloud computing" is not, however, identical with the business model of software as a service or the usage model of utility computing. Grid computing is a technology approach to manage a cloud. In effect, all clouds are managed by a grid but not all grids manage cloud. Specifically a computer grid and a cloud are synonymous while a data grid and a cloud can be different.

    Within the general label, though, it is an easy error to assume that all clouds are created equal. This can lead to confusion and disappointment.

    For example, virtualization of servers on a shared super-server can speed the deployment of new capability, since no new hardware needs to be installed, but the software stack that runs on the virtual server must still be configured and updated -- unlike the case with a multi-tenant software-as-a-service capability.

    A computer cluster can offer cost-effective service in specific applications, but may be limited to a single type of computing node that allows all nodes to run a common operating system. Alternatively, the [http://www-fp.mcs.anl.gov/~foster/Articles/WhatIsTheGrid.pdf canonical definition of grid] is one that allows any type of processing engine to enter or leave the system, dynamically, by analogy to an electrical power grid on which any given generating plant might be active or inactive at any given time.

    However, an electrical generator only needs to produce volts and amperes in synchrony with other units on the grid, while computing cycles are not nearly such an undifferentiated commodity. For example, a computing grid could include both general-purpose processors and specialized units such as a vector processor facility.

    Also important to the notion of cloud computing is the automation of many management tasks. If the system requires human management to allocate processes to resources, it's not a cloud: it's just a data center.

    The applications of cloud/utility computing models are [http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Apps/Salesforcecom-Unveils-Forcecom-Cloud-Computing-Architecture/ expanding rapidly] as connectivity costs fall, and as evolution of processor architectures favors the development of multi-core systems with intrinsically parallel computing hardware that greatly exceeds the parallelization potential of most applications. The economic incentives to share hardware among multiple users are increasing; the drawbacks in performance and interactive response that used to discourage remote and distributed computing solutions are being greatly reduced.

    As a result, the services that can be delivered from the cloud are not limited to web applications, but may also include storage, raw computing, or access to any number of specialized services.

    Common visualizations of a cloud computing approach include, but should not be considered to be limited by, the following:

  6. Quotes about Cloud Computing

    1. “ Forward thinking companies realize the tremendous financial and efficiency benefits that cloud computing offers. Given the critical nature of our IT, we needed an infrastructure partner with a successful track record in designing and deploying virtualization and cloud computing environments. ”
      Don Whittington in Domino Foods Discusses Decision to Adopt Virtustream's Cloud Computing Services at ...
    2. “ The Gartner summit presentation from Domino Foods is timed at an interesting point in their cloud computing deployment, as they can provide direct perspective on the importance of proper cloud computing planning. ”
      Kevin Reid in Domino Foods Discusses Decision to Adopt Virtustream's Cloud Computing Services at ...
    3. “ Cloud computing is an important new consumption and delivery model for and business services. Based on two years of research, [this could] help clients turn complex business processes into simple services. ”
      In Global IT pioneer brings cloud computing to RP

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