Cloud Computing - How Real Is It?

Document Category: Other

Subject: Management

Vendor: None

Document Title: Cloud Computing - How Real Is It?

Keywords: Cloud, SAAS, ITaaS, Security, Management Cloud Storage

Document Date: Sept 2009

Document Number: 713

Author(s): Russ Fellows

# of Pages: 4

Short Description:The terms Cloud Computing and Cloud Storage have been gaining popularity over the past year. Russ Fellows discusses rationale and considerations for the implementation of public or private cloud strategies.

Since the term is new, definitions for Cloud Computing vary. Recently the term has come to symbolize the delivery of IT resources as a service from either local or remote equipment. Cloud Computing can be delivered in many ways, including the use of private equipment for delivery to users within the same company, delivery to the general public or hybrid models. This article reviews the rationale for Cloud Computing and the various models of Cloud Computing include providing applications or core IT as a service.