Clouds Computing

Cloud computing Cloud computing  is an  information technology  (IT) paradigm, a model for enabling ubiquitous access to shared pools of configurable resources (such as computer networks, servers, storage, applications and services),  which can be rapidly  provisioned  with minimal management effort, often over the  Internet . Cloud computing allows users and enterprises with various computing capabilities to store and process data either in a privately-owned cloud, or on a third-party server located in a  data center  - thus making data-accessing mechanisms more efficient and reliable.  Cloud computing relies on sharing of resources to achieve  coherence  and  economy of scale , similar to a  utility . Advocates note that cloud computing allows  companies  to avoid or minimize up-front  IT nfrastructure  costs. As well, third-party clouds enable organizations to focus on their  core ...