Week 14 What Cloud Computing Really Means

Cloud computing is a way to increase capacity or additional capabilities on the fly without investing in a new infrastructure. 

• easy way to train new personnel
• licensing new software

There is subscription use or pay-per-use.

1.  SaaS: single app through the browser

there is no upfront investment in servers or software licenses

low costs

2.  Utility Comp.: the storage and virtual servers that IT can access on demand.

3.  Web Services

4.  Platform:  delivery of development environmental

5.  MSP:  App expanded to IT rather than end-users

6.  Service Commerce Platforms:  service that users interact with

7.  Internet Integration