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Defining cloud computing


Ask a dozen people what "cloud computing" means and you'll get a dozen different answers,

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Cloud computing

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Cloud computing or Server Cloud, gained attention in 2007 as it became a popular solution to the problem of horizontal scalability.


The architecture behind cloud computing is a massive network of "cloud servers" interconnected as if in a grid running in parallel, sometimes using the technique of virtualization to maximize computing power per server.


Diagram of cloud computing architecture.
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Inside the emerging world of cloud computing


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What cloud computing really means

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Early experiments in cloud computing
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A step closer to the integrated cloud
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How the Google-Apple Cloud Computer Will Work
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Google and the Wisdom of Clouds

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Cloud computing


Are there dangers to having information infrastructure, software and services hosted on the internet rather than on our own personal computers?