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Is there a guide o getting started with Cloud Computing? What does it really mean? And why should i care?

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Cloud computing is

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Cloud computing is Internet- (“cloud-“) based development and use of computer technology (“computing”).[1] In concept, it is a paradigm shift whereby details are abstracted from the users who no longer need knowledge of, expertise in, or control over the technology infrastructure “in the cloud” that supports them.[2] It typically involves the provision of dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources as a service over the Internet.[3][4]

The term cloud is used as a metaphor for the Internet, based on how the Internet is depicted in computer network diagrams and is an abstraction of the underlying infrastructure it conceals.[5] Typical cloud computing providers deliver common business applications online which are accessed from a web browser, while the software and data are stored on the servers.

These applications are broadly divided into the following categories: Software as a Service (SaaS), Utility Computing, Web Services, Platform as a Service (PaaS), Managed Service Providers (MSP), Service Commerce, and Internet Integration. The name cloud computing was inspired by the cloud symbol that is often used to represent the Internet in flow charts and diagrams.”[

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This cloud computing wiki is pretty comprehensive when it comes to cloud computing and the different types:
http://www.onlinetech.com/private_cloud_computing/wiki/

A cloud computing webinar is coming up, listen in for free on cloud computing components:
http://resource.onlinetech.com/cloud2cloud.php

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