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Honeywell Introduces Attune Advisory Services, Connects Cloud Computing and Facility Know-How to Cut Energy and Operating Costs
Cloud Computing 8 hrs ago Comment DUBAI , March 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- read more
Research and Markets: Unified Communications Market in India 2012 - Cloud Computing Has Become a Significant Part of the Market
Cloud Computing Mar 23 Comment Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/90e8e9a5/unified_communicat) has announced the addition of the "Unified Communications Market in India 2012" report to their offering. ...
Wokingham Borough Council Advocates Twitter in the Contact Centre for Real Time Response to Customers Inquiries
Cloud Computing Mar 22 Comment Speaking at the IQPC Call Centre Europe conference today in London, Sarah Barrow, Head of Customer Services & Administration at Wokingham Borough Council, outlined the role Twitter is now playing in connecting the Council to...
A rebounding economy and advanced cloud technology are helping to drive growth for Aliso Viejo, CA headquartered Alternative Technology Solutions, which today announces recent growth results including an expanded corporate office, the addition... Frontline Technologies Inc. announces some changes to their board of directors Cloud Computing Mar 22 Comment
Logicworks Solves Big Data Hosting Challenges With New Infrastructure Services for Hadoop
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Logicworks today announced the launch of its new infrastructure services for Apache Hadoop. This new infrastructure combines the value and scalability of public and private cloud computing, Logicworks' expert managed services and the performance...
Honeywell Introduces Attune Advisory Services, Connects Cloud Computing and Facility Know-How to Cut Energy and Operating Costs
Cloud Computing Mar 21 Comment LONDON , March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- read more
Media Invited to 'All About the Cloud' -- Leading Annual Forum for Cloud Computing
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PowerOneData International Now Offers a Cloud Computing Based Smart Grid Solution
Cloud Computing Mar 20 Comment MESA, Ariz. , March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PowerOneData International, a Company providing Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and Advanced Database Management Software to Utilities and Municipalities around the world, reducing energy...
Research and Markets: How Western European Telcos Meet the Cloud Computing Needs of Enterprises Europe - Between June 2011 and January 2012, the Service Has Been Adopted By 2,500 SMEs
Cloud Computing Mar 20 Comment Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5b9b60e0/how_western_europe) has announced the addition of the "How Western European Telcos Meet the Cloud Computing Needs of Enterprises Europe -...
Social Media and Cloud Computing Top Internal Auditors' Technology Hot List, According to New Protiviti Research
Cloud Computing Mar 20 Comment MENLO PARK, Calif. , March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Increasingly, internal audit professionals must possess a strong understanding of hot areas of technology such as cloud computing and social media and the risks they bring in order to...
Cloud Expo NY: Server Virtualization How to Choose the Right System
Cloud Computing Mar 20 Comment As datacenters expand and cloud computing becomes a reality, there are challenges to implementing a one-size-fitsall strategy. While purchasing hundreds of the exact same server even with minor variations is simpler from the buyers...
Honeywell Introduces Attune Advisory Services, Connects Cloud Computing and Facility Know-How to Cut Energy and Operating Costs
Cloud Computing Mar 20 Comment MINNEAPOLIS , March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today introduced its new Attune Advisory Services, a suite of professional services that combines cloud-based tools and analytics with a global network of operations centers,...
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Khannan S Cloud computing is a technology that uses the internet and central remote servers to maintain data and applications. Cloud computing allows consumers and businesses to use applications without installation and access their personal files at any computer with internet access. This technology allows for much more efficient computing by centralizing storage, memory, processing and bandwidth. A simple example of cloud computing is Yahoo email, Gmail, or Hotmail etc. You dont need a software or a server to use them. All a consumer would need is just an internet connection and you can start sending emails. The server and email management software is all on the cloud ( internet) and is totally managed by the cloud service provider Yahoo , Google etc. The consumer gets to use the software alone and enjoy the benefits. The analogy is , 'If you need milk , would you buy a cow ?' All the users or consumers need is to get the benefits of using the software or hardware of the computer like sending emails etc. Just to get this benefit (milk) why should a consumer buy a (cow) software /hardware ? Cloud computing is broken down into three segments: "application" "storage" and "connectivity." Each segment serves a different purpose and offers different products for businesses and individuals around the world. In June 2011, a study conducted by VersionOne found that 91% of senior IT professionals actually don't know what cloud computing is and two-thirds of senior finance professionals are clear by the concept, [1] highlighting the young nature of the technology. In Sept 2011, an Aberdeen Group study found that disciplined companies achieved on average an 68% increase in their IT expense because cloud computing and only a 10% reduction in data center power costs.[2]
INTRODUCTION Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility (like the electricity grid)
over a network (typically the Internet).Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility (like the electricity grid) over a network (typically the Internet).
End users access cloud based applications through a web browser or a light weight desktop or mobile app while the business software and data are stored on servers at a remote location. Cloud application providers strive to give the same or better service and performance than if the software programs were installed locally on end-user computers.
Cloud computing shares characteristics with: Autonomic computing Computer systems capable of selfmanagement.[5] Clientserver model Clientserver computing refers broadly to any distributed application that distinguishes between service providers (servers) and service requesters (clients).[6] Grid computing "A form of distributed and parallel computing, whereby a 'super and virtual computer' is composed of a cluster of networked, loosely coupled computers acting in concert to perform very large tasks." Mainframe computer Powerful computers used mainly by large organizations for critical applications, typically bulk data processing such as census, industry and consumer statistics, police and secret intelligence services, enterprise resource planning, and financial transaction processing.[7] Utility computing The "packaging of computing resources, such as computation and storage, as a metered service similar to a traditional public utility, such as electricity."[8][9] Peer-to-peer Distributed architecture without the need for central coordination, with participants being at the same time both suppliers and consumers of resources (in contrast to the traditional clientserver model).
Characteristics Cloud computing exhibits the following key characteristics: Empowerment of end-users of computing resources by putting the provisioning of those resources in their own control, as opposed to the control of a centralized IT service (for example)
Application programming interface (API) accessibility to software that enables machines to interact with cloud software in the same way the user interface facilitates interaction between humans and computers. Cloud computing systems typically use REST-based APIs. Cost is claimed to be reduced and in a public cloud delivery model capital expenditure is converted to operational expenditure.[10] This is purported to lower barriers to entry, as infrastructure is typically provided by a third-party and does not need to be purchased for one-time or infrequent intensive computing tasks. Pricing on a utility computing basis is fine-grained with usage-based options and fewer IT skills are required for implementation (in-house).[11] Device and location independence[12] enable users to access systems using a web browser regardless of their location or what device they are using (e.g., PC, mobile phone). As infrastructure is off-site (typically provided by a third-party) and accessed via the Internet, users can connect from anywhere.[11] Virtualization technology allows servers and storage devices to be shared and utilization be increased. Applications can be easily migrated from one physical server to another. Multi-tenancy enables sharing of resources and costs across a large pool of users thus allowing for: Centralization of infrastructure in locations with lower costs (such as real estate, electricity, etc.) Peak-load capacity increases (users need not engineer for highest possible load-levels) Utilisation and efficiency improvements for systems that are often only 1020% utilised.[13] Reliability is improved if multiple redundant sites are used, which makes well-designed cloud computing suitable for business continuity and disaster recovery.[14] Scalability and Elasticity via dynamic ("on-demand") provisioning of resources on a fine-grained, self-service basis near real-time, without users having to engineer for peak loads.[15][16] Performance is monitored, and consistent and loosely coupled architectures are constructed using web services as the system interface.[11] Security could improve due to centralization of data, increased security-focused resources, etc., but concerns can persist about loss of control over certain sensitive data, and the lack of security for stored kernels.[17] Security is often as good as or better than other traditional systems, in part because providers are able to devote resources to solving security issues that many customers cannot afford.[18] However, the complexity of security is greatly increased when data is distributed over a wider area or greater number of devices and in multi-tenant systems that are being shared by unrelated users. In addition, user access to security audit logs may be difficult or impossible.
Private cloud installations are in part motivated by users' desire to retain control over the infrastructure and avoid losing control of information security. Maintenance of cloud computing applications is easier, because they do not need to be installed on each user's computer and can be accessed from different places. Category: Concept Pages
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