Cloud computing is a style of computing whose foundation is the delivery of services, software and processing capacity using private or public networks. The focus of cloud computing is the user experience, and the essence is to decouple the delivery of computing services from the underlying technology. Beyond the user interface, the technology behind the cloud remains invisible to the user, making cloud computing incredibly user-friendly. Cloud computing is an emerging approach to shared infrastructure in which large pools of systems are linked together in private or public networks to provide IT services. The need for such environments is fueled by dramatic growth in connected devices, real-time data streams and the adoption of service-oriented architectures and Web 2.0 applications, such as mashups, open collaboration, social networking and mobile commerce. Request Free! |