Foreword

Cloud computing is possibly the most incendiary term of recent years, if not all time, in our industry. Many people have spent a lot of time trying to formulate concrete definitions of the aspects as they see them. Others have argued long and hard both publicly and privately about the same and continue to do so.

Cloud computing is the combined result of technical advances in computing, network, storage, management, security, application development, and many more areas, which means a lot of people can lay claim to invention and involvement. One thing we know for certain is that change in our industry is continual and accelerating. This certainty of change is a source of challenge for all, and for many it has culminated into the question ...

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