Cloud Computing and what is it?

what exactly is cloud computing? It's also called Cloud Technology sometimes. Please help! Our teacher is making us start it after spring break.|||You probably already use Cloud Computing, since all it means is web-hosted applications. If you use Gmail or Yahoo mail, then in a sense you are using cloud computing. Better examples are using hosted world processing like OpenOffice.org. Essentially, if you are using a web-based program, rather than one that runs on your machine, that's cloud computing. The software application is accessed through your web browser rather than on your machine. Its nothing to be concerned about.





There's nothing new about cloud computing, but the term is being misused a lot and thrown around like its a "new development". It really isn't but Internet consultants and others have to do something to maintain hype and keep themselves in business. One example where its often misused is when people refer to online backup as cloud computing. And if anyone ever tells you its a "new paradign" then that person probably wants to charge you thousands of dollars for their sage wisdom :-)

How much money can cloud computing save?

I need some numbers or statistics. A graph of any sort would be marvelous!





I'll give 10 points to any one who can give me relevant information.





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What kind of chips are needed for cloud computing servers?

could AMD become a big player producing these chips?


thanks!|||that really depends on the tastes of the admin who is deploying the servers. ultimately its up to him, his experiences, and his biases what goes into his servers.





technically you could run a cloud server on any 80x86 or amd64 processor (and probably a few other architectures.). especially since there is cloud computing software for GNU/Linux and for freeBSD. you can set up your own personal server in your own home.

Is cloud computing a form of information technology?

What is the exact definition of Information technology? What are some good examples of information technology? What are some good websites to research about information technology?|||Yes it is


read this for the other part of your question





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Can someone please explain what "cloud computing" is in laymen's terms?

I am not a tech nut. I know enough about it but I'm not obsessed and engrossed in all of it. Anyway, I was reading the top ten Tech stories from the the 2000's and it talked about cloud computing. I looked it up on Wikipedia but it still doesn't make a lot of sense. Can someone please explain it to me?|||Cloud computing is the trend nowadays where applications are hosted online and run by servers, instead of having your computer run them locally.





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This means that wherever you go, regardless of what platform or device you are using, you can access the application remotely and run it as you would with a normal program.


So perhaps you might own a iPhone or a smartphone with Google Apps capabilities -- you can access Google Calendar, Google Documents, Google Reader etc. all of which are applications hosted on Google servers -- they don't run on your device.





The prime advantages of cloud computing is that your data is always "in sync" -- because your data is kept in the clouds (on the net) as opposed to just being on your device, wherever you go you always have access to the same information.

What are the Job options on cloud Computing.?

What are the Job options on cloud Computing. and what courses need to do that .


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Network admins only. Do you think cloud computing is real or just a catch phrase?

give reason why?


is this the future or just something more to the daily aspects of a administrator.|||I think its potential, but right now no cloud computing isnt "real".





Give it 5 years and serious investment and it could be a serious technology with major use potential.





but right now, im just not convinced sadly.|||no the technology is just not there yet 5 years and it will be there