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Components of a sustainable MIS infrastructure:. Grid Computing Cloud Computing Virtualized computing. Grid Computing. —A collection of computers, often geographically dispersed, that are coordinated to solve a common problem
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Components of a sustainable MIS infrastructure: • Grid Computing • Cloud Computing • Virtualized computing
Grid Computing —A collection of computers, often geographically dispersed, that are coordinated to solve a common problem — Smart grids solve the Energy Issue by delivering electricity using two-way digital technology.
Cloud Computing — refers to the use of resources and applications hosted remotely on the Internet — offers new ways to store, access, process, and analyze information — connect people and resources from any location — information is safe and always available — Utility computing – pay per use http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkryri12lKw
Virtualization — allows multiple virtual computers to exist on a single computing device — one of the primary uses is for performing backupand recovery — Virtual Data Center - a facility used to house management information systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems