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Where can I get more information on cloud computing?
Is there a website, forum or blog that discusses cloud computing, how it works and how I can best use it? Which publications should I read if I want to learn more about the cloud?
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Cloud computing is a general term for anything that involves delivering hosted services over the Internet. These services are broadly divided into three categories: Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). The name cloud computing was inspired by the cloud symbol that's often used to represent the Internet in flowcharts and diagrams.
A cloud service has three distinct characteristics that differentiate it from traditional hosting. It is sold on demand, typically by the minute or the hour; it is elastic -- a user can have as much or as little of a service as they want at any given time; and the service is fully managed by the provider (the consumer needs nothing but a personal computer and Internet access). Significant innovations in virtualization and distributed computing, as well as improved access to high-speed Internet and a weak economy, have accelerated interest in cloud computing.
A cloud can be private or public. A public cloud sells services to anyone on the Internet. (Currently, Amazon Web Services is the largest public cloud provider.) A private cloud is a proprietary network or a data centre that supplies hosted services to a limited number of people. When a service provider uses public cloud resources to create their private cloud, the result is called a virtual private cloud. Private or public, the goal of cloud computing is to provide easy, scalable access to computing resources and IT services.
Infrastructure-as-a-Service like Amazon Web Services provides virtual server instanceAPI) to start, stop access and configure their virtual servers and storage. In the enterprise, cloud computing allows a company to pay for only as much capacity as is needed, and bring more online as soon as required. Because this pay-for-what-you-use model resembles the way electricity, fuel and water are consumed; it's sometimes referred to as utility computing.
Platform-as-a-service in the cloud is defined as a set of software and product development tools hosted on the provider's infrastructure. Developers create applications on the provider's platform over the Internet. PaaS providers may use APIs, website portals or gateway software installed on the customer's computer. Force.com, (an outgrowth of Salesforce.com) and GoogleApps are examples of PaaS. Developers need to know that currently, there are not standards for interoperability or data portability in the cloud. Some providers will not allow software created by their customers to be moved off the provider's platform.
In the software-as-a-service cloud model, the vendor supplies the hardware infrastructure, the software product and interacts with the user through a front-end portal. SaaS is a very broad market. Services can be anything from Web-based email to inventory control and database processing. Because the service provider hosts both the application and the data, the end user is free to use the service from anywhere.
There are so many site and forum is there related to cloud computing or related cloud computing question. But before that you have to choose which one is best for your requirement. If you search in Google then you can find that there are so many video tutorials available. Then choose as per your requirement. There are some video tutorials on cloud computing is given, you just log on to any one of the following link. I think this will help you.
http://www.reliacloud.com/support/videotutorials/
http://www.google.co.in/search?q=video+tutorials+on+cloud+computing&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#q=video+tutorials+on+cloud+computing&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=iF9&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivns&source=univ&tbs=vid:1&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=SctwTcHTEs6XcZne6PgC&ved=0CDkQqwQ&fp=c9ee1f85a808b58a
If you have any question related to cloud computing, you can directly ask us. Or feel free to ring at 1(877) 946-4743, Worldwide: +1(415) 869-7444 or 1-877-934-0409, ping on Live Chat, or just scope out on Twitter. You can get help there 24/7/365, and they will love to talk cloud. Check out our Cloud Hosting and Cloud Computing products also.
1. Use a cloud-based email service. All web-based email services are actually in the cloud. This includes Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo mail. In short, if all of your emails are stored online and not on your computer, you're already emailing in the cloud. You can also filter these accounts through your PC by using a software program like Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird, but why take up space on your PC when you could be using your free 7 GB of Gmail storage? Gmail is hugely popular for a reason. You can also take advantage of Gmail's free chat client, Gchat, designed for easy and casual communication between email correspondents.
2. Investigate online Docs services. At present there are two major cloud-based docs programs. These are Google Docs and docs.com, which is a Microsoft product, designed to work with Office 2010 and integrated with Facebook. Both services allow for easy sharing, collaboration, and saving "in the cloud" to save space on individual PCs. Google Docs in particular has slightly fewer capabilities than Microsoft Word but it will almost certainly get the job done in a pinch with easy layout and design functions.
3. Collaborate online. Services like Google Calendar can help you coordinate with people all over the place, whether or not they've invested in expensive office software. Doc’s software also allows for easy collaboration and sharing. Keep track of blog posting schedules in a spreadsheet or work together on a business presentation, even when you're at a distance. Scheduling meetings at any time of day has gotten much easier with these services, and now you won't even need to fork out the cash so that everyone has the same expensive software.
4. Share photos. Services like Flickr, Photobucket, and even Facebook can share your photos across the web for you. No more need to mail off CDs to friends and family; just upload them and your family can download them for free. You're also provided with an easy link, especially from Flickr, to post those pictures elsewhere on the internet. This solves the problem of buying your own webspace and storing your photos on your own PC. No need to worry about memory card space or PC meltdowns if all of your pictures are stored on the internet.
5. Start a blog. If you use services like Blogspot.com or WordPress.com, your blog is essentially stored in the cloud without you paying a penny. Customisation options are limited for these types of blogs, but if you're looking to save some money but keep your blog, there aren't many better ways to do it. Blogs enable you to share your thoughts and photos with the world, on one defined subject or on as many as you like.
A cloud service has three distinct characteristics that differentiate it from traditional hosting. It is sold on demand, typically by the minute or the hour; it is elastic -- a user can have as much or as little of a service as they want at any given time; and the service is fully managed by the provider (the consumer needs nothing but a personal computer and Internet access). Significant innovations in virtualization and distributed computing, as well as improved access to high-speed Internet and a weak economy, have accelerated interest in cloud computing.
A cloud can be private or public. A public cloud sells services to anyone on the Internet. (Currently, Amazon Web Services is the largest public cloud provider.) A private cloud is a proprietary network or a data centre that supplies hosted services to a limited number of people. When a service provider uses public cloud resources to create their private cloud, the result is called a virtual private cloud. Private or public, the goal of cloud computing is to provide easy, scalable access to computing resources and IT services.
Infrastructure-as-a-Service like Amazon Web Services provides virtual server instanceAPI) to start, stop access and configure their virtual servers and storage. In the enterprise, cloud computing allows a company to pay for only as much capacity as is needed, and bring more online as soon as required. Because this pay-for-what-you-use model resembles the way electricity, fuel and water are consumed; it's sometimes referred to as utility computing.
Platform-as-a-service in the cloud is defined as a set of software and product development tools hosted on the provider's infrastructure. Developers create applications on the provider's platform over the Internet. PaaS providers may use APIs, website portals or gateway software installed on the customer's computer. Force.com, (an outgrowth of Salesforce.com) and GoogleApps are examples of PaaS. Developers need to know that currently, there are not standards for interoperability or data portability in the cloud. Some providers will not allow software created by their customers to be moved off the provider's platform.
In the software-as-a-service cloud model, the vendor supplies the hardware infrastructure, the software product and interacts with the user through a front-end portal. SaaS is a very broad market. Services can be anything from Web-based email to inventory control and database processing. Because the service provider hosts both the application and the data, the end user is free to use the service from anywhere.
There are so many site and forum is there related to cloud computing or related cloud computing question. But before that you have to choose which one is best for your requirement. If you search in Google then you can find that there are so many video tutorials available. Then choose as per your requirement. There are some video tutorials on cloud computing is given, you just log on to any one of the following link. I think this will help you.
http://www.reliacloud.com/support/videotutorials/
http://www.google.co.in/search?q=video+tutorials+on+cloud+computing&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#q=video+tutorials+on+cloud+computing&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=iF9&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivns&source=univ&tbs=vid:1&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=SctwTcHTEs6XcZne6PgC&ved=0CDkQqwQ&fp=c9ee1f85a808b58a
If you have any question related to cloud computing, you can directly ask us. Or feel free to ring at 1(877) 946-4743, Worldwide: +1(415) 869-7444 or 1-877-934-0409, ping on Live Chat, or just scope out on Twitter. You can get help there 24/7/365, and they will love to talk cloud. Check out our Cloud Hosting and Cloud Computing products also.
1. Use a cloud-based email service. All web-based email services are actually in the cloud. This includes Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo mail. In short, if all of your emails are stored online and not on your computer, you're already emailing in the cloud. You can also filter these accounts through your PC by using a software program like Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird, but why take up space on your PC when you could be using your free 7 GB of Gmail storage? Gmail is hugely popular for a reason. You can also take advantage of Gmail's free chat client, Gchat, designed for easy and casual communication between email correspondents.
2. Investigate online Docs services. At present there are two major cloud-based docs programs. These are Google Docs and docs.com, which is a Microsoft product, designed to work with Office 2010 and integrated with Facebook. Both services allow for easy sharing, collaboration, and saving "in the cloud" to save space on individual PCs. Google Docs in particular has slightly fewer capabilities than Microsoft Word but it will almost certainly get the job done in a pinch with easy layout and design functions.
3. Collaborate online. Services like Google Calendar can help you coordinate with people all over the place, whether or not they've invested in expensive office software. Doc’s software also allows for easy collaboration and sharing. Keep track of blog posting schedules in a spreadsheet or work together on a business presentation, even when you're at a distance. Scheduling meetings at any time of day has gotten much easier with these services, and now you won't even need to fork out the cash so that everyone has the same expensive software.
4. Share photos. Services like Flickr, Photobucket, and even Facebook can share your photos across the web for you. No more need to mail off CDs to friends and family; just upload them and your family can download them for free. You're also provided with an easy link, especially from Flickr, to post those pictures elsewhere on the internet. This solves the problem of buying your own webspace and storing your photos on your own PC. No need to worry about memory card space or PC meltdowns if all of your pictures are stored on the internet.
5. Start a blog. If you use services like Blogspot.com or WordPress.com, your blog is essentially stored in the cloud without you paying a penny. Customisation options are limited for these types of blogs, but if you're looking to save some money but keep your blog, there aren't many better ways to do it. Blogs enable you to share your thoughts and photos with the world, on one defined subject or on as many as you like.
You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
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