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Cloud Computing: Is It The Wave Of The Future Or Just A Passing Fad? Look at me; I’m trendy Cloud computing in a nutshell is rather easy to understand. Anything that is delivered to an end user from one hosted service over the Internet is a form of cloud computing. There are three main types: IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. Without boring you with the over-techie end of it all, they are infrastructure-, platform- and software-based. These break down to more complex meanings, but you will sound like you know what you’re talking about if you toss out those fancy letter

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Cloud Computing: Back When It Was Fun Technology changes fast around here. Sometimes it is hard even to keep up with the latest technology, never mind the latest trends. What does that mean for you, the person sitting down right this moment and reading this? It means that once done, you’re going to be left with a simple choice: to keep sitting there and let everything pass you by, or to get up and do something to fix it. Oh, and there is plenty to change and do, by the way. If you’re looking into cloud services, there are many

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What Terms Me On, Cloud Computing Lingo? Cloud computing is all the rage, but knowing what you’re talking about and knowing what you’re talking about are too different things. Here is a quick list of common Cloud computing terms. Advertising-based pricing model Low cost or no cost services. The costs are covered through ads that are sent along to the costumer. Amazon EC2 Amazon cloud computer service Amazon S3 Amazon storage services CDN Content delivery network, multiple computers forming a large network. The network is setup so data can be shared easily across it. Cloud This is the main one

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Cloud Computing Simplified Understanding the idea behind cloud computing is simple. Long before the term cloud computing was even invented, we had all been using some form of it. If you’re an online gamer playing games like WoW or Eve, the basic idea of cloud computing is used there. Their servers hold information (not that which is stored on your own computer), which makes the games you have installed work correctly. This is where the big difference is. You do not install any programs on your computer; they are rather hosted on a computer either at your company or a

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