Cloud Computing and its mechanisim

Posted Date: 10-Jun-2011	Category: Others	Rating:
Author: Varun Kumar	Member Level: Diamond	Points: 20

In this article, I discussed about what is Cloud Computing and how Cloud Computing works. Advantages of Cloud Computing is also discussed. Cloud Computing is total opposite to general computing procedure. The main feature of Cloud Computing is that everything will be in the Cloud and no need to worry about "Data Loss".

As per National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the technical definition of Cloud is:

"Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction".

In simple manner, we can say "It refers to the logical computational resources such data, software accessible via a computer network, rather than from a local computer.

In Cloud computing users can perform a task, such as word processing, with a client such as browser and with service provided through such cloud based computational resources. Since the cloud is the underlying delivery mechanism, cloud-based remote applications and services may support any type of software application or service which are in use today.

In the past, tasks such as word processing, Presentation, were not possible without the installation of software on a local computer.The Cloud computing takes away the installation and upgrades and need for higher computing power from users and gives more control to the service providers on administration of the services.

Consumers now routinely use data-intensive applications driven by cloud technology that were previously unavailable due to cost and deployment complexity.

A common shorthand for a provided cloud computing service is "The Cloud".
With Cloud computing, Consumer benefits are that software no longer has to be installed and is automatically updated, but savings in terms of money is yet to be seen.

The principle behind the cloud is that any computer connected to the Internet is connected to the same pool of computing power, applications and files. Users can store and access personal files such as music, pictures, videos and bookmarks or play games or do word processing on a remote server rather than physically carrying around a storage medium.

Cloud computing utilizes the network as a means to connect the user to resources that are based in the cloud. The cloud may be accessed via the Internet or a company network or both.

Cloud services are designed to work equally well with Linux, Mac, and Windows platforms. With smartphones and tablets on the rise, cloud services have changed to allow access from any device connected to the Internet, allowing mobile workers access on-the-go.

Recently, Google released its Cloud based Operating system called "Chromium".

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