Cloud computing is a type of computing that relies on shared computing resources rather than having local servers or personal devices to handle applications.
The National Institute of Stands and Technology(NIST) has a more comprehensive definition of cloud computing. It describes cloud computing as “a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction.”
- Ability / space where you store your data ,process it and can access anywhere from the world
- As a Metaphor for the internet.
Cloud computing is :
- Storing data /Applications on remote servers
- Processing Data / Applications from servers
- Accessing Data / Applications via internet
Applications of Cloud Computing
- Storage: cloud keeps many copies of storage. Using these copies of resources, it extracts another resource if anyone of the resources fails.
- Database: are repositories for information with links within the information that help making the data searchable.
- Synchronization: allows content to be refreshed across multiple devices.
