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CLOUD COMPUTING. Definitions. The Cloud is a metaphor for the Internet. Cloud Computing means virtual servers that are accessible over the Internet. PROBLEM. There is a need for people to be able to connect with each other and to access and store information.
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Definitions • The Cloud is a metaphor for the Internet. • Cloud Computing means virtual servers that are accessible over the Internet.
PROBLEM There is a need for people to be able to connect with each other and to access and store information. JCR Licklider’s vision included global interconnection and access for everyone, anywhere and at anytime.
Research and Development • Research: Not research specifically but research that led to the development of innovations that will lead to cloud services. • Mainframes accessed by users using terminals without processing power-time sharing • 1980’s Personal computers with ability to process and providing basic applications of spreadsheets and word processing. • Floppy disks enabled information to be transferred between users. • Ref.Computing in the Cloud: Concept and Trends
Research and Development continued: • Internet adoption became mainstream in 1990 • PC could store, download and exchange data, • Broadband growth encourage more pc’s at home • Growth in high speed data lines, decreasing cost of storage, and advancement of wireless, high speed networks, the many handheld devices that are able to access the web • Users encounter difficulty when storing data in various devices. • Web 2.0
Development • New technologies build on the success of previous technology. • Cloud computing evolved from on-demand, utilitity, and grid computing and software as a service. • SalesForce, Amazon, and Google different vendors provide different services. SaaS, IaaS, PaaS. • Leaders involved in research and development are computer and technology scientists, University professors and students, corporations,
Commercialization • Need for high capacity networks, storage, and utility computing encourage growth and popularity of cloud services. • Free software • Cheap Access • Portability • Flexibility • Peace of Mind