Cloud Computing Architecture
The term cloud computing is a wide umbrella encompassing many different things; lately it has become a buzzword that is easily misused to revamp existing technologies and ideas for the public. What makes cloud computing so interesting to IT stakeholders and research practitioners? How does it introduce innovation into the field of distributed computing? This chapter addresses all these questions and characterizes the phenomenon. It provides a reference model that serves as a basis for discussion of cloud computing technologies.
4.1 Introduction
Utility-oriented data centers are the first outcome of cloud computing, and they serve as the infrastructure through which the services are implemented and delivered. ...
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