Cloud Computing Research

1. What is cloud computing?

The availability of data, servers, and other computing resources on the internet. Rather than having those resources on a local server.

2. Is cloud computing a new technology per se? In other words, what are the unique technological features of cloud computing, if any?

Cloud computing started gaining traction in the early 2000’s when several businesses began providing internet-based services for computing resources. Which is a new technology that appeared in the 2000’s

3. What are the three major cloud service models?

1. Infrastructure as a service. 2. Platform as a service. 3. Software as a service.

4. Name at least 3 real-world domains where the application of cloud computing was (or can be) very enabling and effective.

1. Online data storage 2. Data Backup 3. Analysis of big data

5. What is the economic/business model of cloud computing?

Tiered pricing, per-unit, or subscription-based model is usually employed for cloud computing.

Sources:

https://cloud.google.com/learn/what-is-cloud-computing
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/cloud-computing/#origins-of-cloud-computing
https://www.ibm.com/topics/iaas-paas-saas#:~:text=IaaS%2C%20PaaS%20and%20SaaS%20are,or%20cloud%20computing%20service%20models.
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/real-world-applications-of-cloud-computing/
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/economics-of-cloud-computing/