Cloud computing

Cloud computing is an information technology (IT) paradigm that allous on-demand access tae shared pools o configurable system resources an hiecher-level services wi'oot the uiser ha'en tae configure it, an that can be rapidly provisioned wi minimal management effort, often iver the Internet.^[1] Cloud computing relies on sharing o resoorces tae achieve coherence an economies o scale, similar tae a public utility.^[2][3] Houiver fur some heich uiser companies, the revenue cost for services micht affect profit margins whaun compare't tae an IT ciapital purchase.^[4]

Cloud computing metaphor: the group o networked elements providing services need nae be individually addressed or managed bi uisers; insteid, the entire provider-managed suite o hardware an software can be thought o as an amorphous cloud.

References

1. Montazerolghaem, Ahmadreza; Yaghmaee, Mohammad Hossein; Leon-Garcia, Alberto (September 2020). "Green Cloud Multimedia Networking: NFV/SDN Based Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation". IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking. 4 (3): 873–889. doi:10.1109/TGCN.2020.2982821. ISSN 2473-2400.
2. "What is Cloud Computing? - Cloud Computing Services, Benefits, and Types - AWS". Amazon Web Services, Inc. (in Inglis). Retrieved 28 Juin 2024.
3. Chang, Rong; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; IEEE Computer Society; IEEE Computer Society, eds. (2012). 2012 IEEE Fifth International Conference on Cloud Computing (CLOUD 2012): Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 24 - 29 June 2012 ; [proceedings]. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE. pp. 574–581. ISBN 978-1-4673-2892-0.
4. "Are rainy days ahead for cloud computing?". BBC News (in Inglis). 27 Juin 2024. Retrieved 28 Juin 2024.

Further reading

• Mell, P. (2011, September 31). The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing. Retrieved November 1, 2015, from National Institute of Standards and Technology website: http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-145/SP800-145.pdf