Chapter 1. Cloud as We Know It Today

This chapter covers the following topics:

Image The Evolution of Compute: We review the development of grid computing and its applications that exist under the umbrella of so-called utility computing. We also provide an overview of distributed computing in the context of multiple computer systems that are autonomous and communicate with one another via a network. Like grid computing, distributed computing sets the foundation for cloud computing.

Image IT Service Architectures and Models: We review the service-oriented architecture ...

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