16BCE0909 cloud computing The key to cloud computing in my mind is that I can look at computing resources like(CPU, memory, etc) a commodity rather than as capital. Traditionally, if I want to add some computing power to my organization, I need to go out and buy more computers, set them up, and maintain them. Cloud computing lets me grab extra computing power exactly when I need it, and then release it when I don't. Our cloud environment lets me add resources in seconds and then release them just as quickly when I don't need them. The solution we offer on top of that cloud computing infrastructure is Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Things like GMail are SaaS, not cloud computing, in my view.
DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING Distributed computing just means I break up a problem so that I can have a whole bunch of computers work on it at the same time. Berkeley University's BOINC project is an excellent example of this (and please consider signing up for it). The computers involved in BOINC and other distributed projects can be people'slaptops, desktops, servers. They can be installed in my office, virtual servers leased from an ISP, or virtual servers that are part of a "cloud". It matters not one bit where the computers come from. If I can install the distributed computing software on a computer, it can be part of the distributed solution
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The key to cloud computing in my mind is that I can look at computing resources like(CPU, memory, etc) a commodity rather than as capital.
Traditionally, if I want to add some computing power to my organization, I need to go out and buy more computers, set them up, and maintain them. Cloud computing lets me grab extra computing power exactly when I need it, and then release it when I don't. Our cloud environment lets me add resources in seconds and then release them just as quickly when I don't need them. The solution we offer on top of that cloud computing infrastructure is Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Things like GMail are SaaS, not cloud computing, in my view.
DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING
Distributed computing just means I break up a problem so that I can have a whole bunch of computers work on it at the same time. Berkeley University's BOINC project is an excellent example of this (and please consider signing up for it). The computers involved in BOINC and other distributed projects can be people'slaptops, desktops, servers. They can be installed in my office, virtual servers leased from an ISP, or virtual servers that are part of a "cloud". It matters not one bit where the computers come from. If I can install the distributed computing software on a computer, it can be part of the distributed solution