Creative Ways to Deliver Cloud Computing Services
September 13, 2012
Grazed from DataCenterKnowledge. Author: Bill Kleyman.
With advancements in Wide Area Networking (WAN), data center facilities and the overall technology landscape, organizations have been able to do much more over the Internet than ever before. Although cloud computing is a relatively new buzz term, the concept around the technology has been around for a while.
Even before the “cloud,” users were utilizing Internet and WAN services to house data and deliver it to any device in the world – given a connection of course. Now, this technology has leapt forward even more, promising to deliver newer platforms and more diverse solutions. The idea behind cloud computing is to efficiently utilize shared resources and maximize computing density. With better underlying hardware, developers have been able to become creative with some of the platforms that cloud computing can actually deliver…
To gain a better understanding, we’ll take a look at some of these offerings and how the cloud plays a role in their delivery…
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