Wednesday, June 16, 2010

An introduction to cloud computing

Cloud computing is an internet based computing which allows a user to search anything easily on the internet. It is a symbol used for the internet. Just like cloud drawing which is used for a telephonic network, Cloud Computing is used for the internet.

The service providers together make a cloud. Google, Microsoft, Rackspace, Amazon and Sales Force are the major service providers that included in the cloud. Cloud computing enables a user to use applications without using installation. "Applications," "platforms," and "infrastructure areb the three segments into which cloud computing is divided. Each and every segment has its own importance in serving different products and numerous purposes of individuals and businesses.

software companies, internet service providers and hardware manufacturers. Companies are mostly affected by any change or shift in Cloud Computing. The word cloud computing was encouraged by the cloud symbol which is often used to characterize the Internet in flowcharts and diagrams.

There can be a private cloud or a public cloud. Public cloud is the one which supplies services to any one on internet but a private cloud is a data center which provides hosted services to a some of the people.