Looking into Cloud Computing
Friday, January 21st, 2011I’ve gotten interested into Cloud Computing as a concept since my company has decided on implementing said architecture.
I linked the Wiki page above, but I’m still going to cite a portion of text here:
Cloud computing refers to the provision of computational resources on demand via a computer network. In the traditional model of computing, both data and software are fully contained on the user’s computer; in cloud computing, the user’s computer may contain almost no software or data (perhaps a minimal operating system and web browser only), serving as little more than a display terminal for processes occurring on a network of computers far away. A common shorthand for a provider’s cloud computing service (or even an aggregation of all existing cloud services) is “The Cloud”.
I get that my company managers wish to obtain a more decentralized architecture in order to enhance server resources and maintenance, however I’m afraid it might take some time for me to fully understand the way said architecture works. For the moment, I’m only a humble programmer. :)