Monday, November 22, 2010

Cloud Computing: Providing Shared Resources Via Internet

Cloud computing is the latest trend nowadays in the world of computing and internet. It has served numerous companies as well as individuals successfully. Moreover its utilities have made cloud computing one of the most popular terms today.

Now before proceeding, let’s have a look at the definition of cloud computing as there is more than one view about it. Cloud computing can be defined as an Internet based processing where shared resources & files, latest software and shared information are provided to various computers and other mobile devices. Here one can have access to modern tools and technology without much difficulty and additional costs.

Talking about shared resources that are provided to other computers, these resources are computer devices or pieces of information on a machine that can be remotely accessed from another computer. This is accomplished by usually a local area network or an enterprise Intranet, as if it were a local resource in the particular local machine.

Some of the most used shared resources are shared scanner access, shared file access such as disk sharing and folder sharing, shared printer access, better known as printer sharing), etc. Cloud computing uses such resources and regularly takes the form of web-based tools or applications that remote users can access and use through any web browser as if it were a local program installed locally on their own computers.

Cloud simply offers a bunch of services provided through various universal centers and built on servers. It enables users a facility that often appears as single point of access for customers computing needs & specifications. Many companies have started providing cloud computing services such as Amazon, Salesforce and Google.  After the success of cloud concept, a lot of other MNCs have joined them.

For more information about cloud computing, please visit http://www.globalcloudsolutions.com/

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