Part A: Cloud Computing What is cloud computing? Cloud computing allows people to log into a web based service which hosts applications‚ programs or document. Imagine your job at a big corporation is to make sure every single computer in the company has the right software to work. Buying applications and programs for every single computer can be costly. Cloud computing solves that problem. You’d only have to install one application to ensure the employees can access to the “cloud”. The “cloud”
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These days "cloud computing" is the buzzword used to describe the direction in which information network infrastructure seems to be leaning towards. The authors reasoned that cloud computing sprouted from grid computing‚ distributed computing‚ and parallel computing‚ which resonated with the works of Foster‚ Zhao‚ Raicu‚ & Lu‚ 2008 [1]. And like many‚ they found it a challenge to provide an encompassing definition for cloud computing. Foster et al. defined cloud computing as‚ “A large-scale distributed
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Cloud Computing CIS 500 August 28‚ 2012 Introduction The world is turning to cloud computing to manage data. Businesses are at the forefront of this new trend with companies such as Google‚ Amazon‚ Microsoft‚ and others leading the way by providing these services. What exactly is cloud computing? According to Turban & Volonino (2011)‚ cloud computing is Internet- based computing in which shared resources (such as hard drives for storage) and software apps are provided to computers and
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Cloud computing is Internet-based computing‚ whereby shared resources‚ software and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand‚ like a public utility. It is a paradigm shift following the shift from mainframe to client-server that preceded it in the early ’80s. Details are abstracted from the users who no longer have need of‚ expertise in‚ or control over the technology infrastructure "in the cloud" that supports them.[1] Cloud computing describes a new supplement‚ consumption
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Influence of Cloud Computing on Educational Informationization of China Rural Areas Li Jun‚ Liu Jing zi Computer Engineering Dept Guangxi University of Technology Liuzhou‚ China e-mail:lij2818@yahoo.com.cn Abstract The informationization is an important support to promote the balanced development Chinese compulsory education‚ however‚ it was restricted seriously by existing problem of lacking infrastructure‚ teachers deficiency‚ lacking information technology personnel and so on. Therefore
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several advantages to working with cloud data in business. Cloud computing is probably the most cost efficient method to use‚ maintain and upgrade. Traditional desktop software costs companies a lot in terms of finance. Adding up the licensing fees for multiple users can prove to be very expensive for the establishment concerned. The cloud‚ on the other hand‚ is available at much cheaper rates and hence‚ can significantly lower the company’s IT expenses. The cloud provides almost unlimited storage
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Security Challenges and Opportunities: The Need for Strict Internet Security for Cloud Computers Celita Y. Ingram Presented to Dr. Maurice Dawson Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University June 23‚ 2012 Topic Selection Cloud Computers contribute to organizations by providing a useful way for businesses to access instant on-demand networks to the Web‚ but the companies have less regulation over their information and the important data can be compromised. Thesis: It is of critical
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ISOM4100 Case 2 Cloud Computing Lau Lee Sho 10048464 1. Public cloud Private cloud Hybrid cloud Performance Low to medium Very good Good Security Good‚ depends on security measures of the service provider Most secure‚ as all storage is on-premise Very secure‚ integration options add an additional layer of security Reliability Medium‚ depends on Internet connectivity and service provider availability High‚ as all equipment is on-premise Medium to high‚ as cached
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Will the cloud have as big an impact as many predict? A complex question. Cloud computing is available now; it’s already changing the manner in which IT and business services are delivered and managed. But as is often the case with new technologies‚ organizations may overestimate the short-term effects while simultaneously underestimating the long-term benefits. Without understanding the larger wave of IT developments of which the cloud is just a part‚ companies may invest in capabilities that will
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What business benefits do cloud computing services provide? What problems do they solve? Cloud computing offers plenty of benefits as well as solving plenty of business problems; • Cloud computing is probably the most cost efficient method to use‚ maintain and upgrade. Traditional desktop software costs companies a lot in terms of finance. –Solve the problem of high acquisition and maintenance costs. • Storing information in the cloud gives you almost unlimited storage capacity. Solves the problem
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