Is Cloud Computing the next Phase of Computing Evolution?

Is Cloud Computing the next Phase of Computing Evolution? This document is about cloud computing and how the partner profiles and software application are virtualized and stored in a “cloud” i. e. Google Apps and Amazon EC2. Everything can be accessed via... More

Is Cloud Computing the next Phase of Computing Evolution? This document is about cloud computing and how the partner profiles and software application are virtualized and stored in a “cloud” i. e. Google Apps and Amazon EC2. Everything can be accessed via the Internet including the database. It hasn’t been that long ago when traditional computing requires users to install software on their personal computer to run an application. The user then saves his or her files on that same computer or stores it in a separate storage unit like a diskette. The next step was the client-server network where a group of people can connect to their local server and share files with one another. Users can control peripherals not directly connected to their computer if the peripheral such as the printer, is connected to the network. Then the Internet came along and there had never been a more welcome invention since the TV. The Internet ushered in a revolution in communications, commerce, and the Less