Cloud+Computing

=__**Cloud Computing**__=


 * Cloud computing** is an emerging computing 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.

The concept generally incorporates combinations of the following:
 * [|Infrastructure as a service] (IaaS).
 * [|Platform as a service] (PaaS).
 * [|Software as a service] (SaaS).

//Retrieved on 10.02.2009 from// http://www.wikinvest.com/concept/Cloud_Computing

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__**Links to Resources**__
Airset http://www.airset.com/AirSet.jsp EyeOS http://eyeos.org/ Google http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/index.html#utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-sk&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=cloud%20computing Amazon Web Services http://aws.amazon.com/education/

__**Class Activity**__
Guide To Cloud Computing http://www.informationweek.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=HDQRUXLP2TMPJQE1GHPCKHWATMY32JVN?articleID=208700713

We will break into groups and summarize what the popular cloud computing providers offer for their services? How do companies save money? What would be the pros and cons? Each group will research and report back their findings to the class.