Cloud computing: Who will win the race?
Today, I discovered new words or term, whatever you call it.. “cloud computing” on http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/rob/?p=205. It talks about who will win the race of cloud computing. Puzzled enough with the new term I looked for what it means. Some are listed below:
From: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9006439
Cloud computing--the idea of relying on Web-based applications and storing data in the “cloud” of the Internet–has long been touted as a way to do business on the road. Now software companies are making entire Web-based operating systems. Built to work like a whole computer in the cloud and aimed at a wider audience, these browser-based services could help those who can’t afford their own computer.
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing
Cloud computing is a new (circa late 2007) label for the subset of grid computing that includes utility computing and other approaches to the use of shared computing resources. Cloud computing is an alternative to having local servers or personal devices handling users’ applications.
In general, the label suggests that function comes from “the cloud” — often understood to mean a public network, usually assumed to be the Internet — rather than from a specific identifiable device. The label of “cloud computing” is not, however, identical with the business model of software as a service or the usage model of utility computing. Grid computing is a technology approach to manage a cloud. In effect, all clouds are managed by a grid but not all grids manage cloud. Specifically a computer grid and a cloud are synonymous while a data grid and a cloud can be different.
So who do you think will win the race?
