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What is cloud computing? Cloud computing is the access to computers and their functionality via the Internet or a local area network. Users of a cloud request this access from a set of web services that manage a pool of computing resources (i.e., machines, network, storage, operating systems, application development environments, application programs). When granted, a fraction of the resources in the pool is dedicated to the requesting user until he or she releases them. It is called "cloud computing" because the user cannot actually see or specify the physical location and organization of the equipment hosting the resources they are ultimately allowed to use. That is, the resources are drawn from a "cloud" of resources when they are granted to a user and returned to the cloud when they are released. A "cloud" is a set of machines and web services that implement cloud computing.

Cloud computing technology and importance of cloud developers : Cloud computing and its developers are capitalizing on surging demand. The best part is that it has helped many businesses too to cut down on costs.

Cloud computing is nothing but a system that allows you to access your files and documents from anywhere in the world. Mobile applications have been a part of the revolution, and their presence on the cloud is of significant help to the developers. In this post you will see top 5 cloud based data hosting companies that assist developers in effectively extracting the benefits of cloud based hosting of mobile applications.

Some OpenSocial apps can be written entirely with client-side JavaScript and HTML, leveraging the container to serve the page and store application data. In this case, the app can scale effortlessly because the only request hitting your server is for the gadget specification which is typically cached by the container anyway. However, there are lots of reasons to consider using your own server: * Allows you to write code in the programing language of your choice. * Puts you in control of how much application data you can store. * Lets you combine data from users on multiple social networks. * Enables interaction with the OpenSocial REST API. Setting up an OpenSocial app that uses a third party server is fairly simple. There are a few gotchas and caveats, but the real issues come up when your app becomes successful - serving millions of users and sending thousands of requests per second. Apps can grow especially fast on social networks, so before you launch your next social app, you should think about how to scale up quickly if your app takes off. Unfortunately, scaling is a complex problem that's hard to solve quickly and expensive to implement. Luckily, there are several companies that provide cloud computing resources-places you can store data or run processes on virtual machines. These computing solutions manage huge infrastructures so you can focus on your applications and let the "cloud" handle all the requests and data at scale. This tutorial focuses on a simple photo-sharing app that uses a third-party server to host photos and associated metadata. If this app is going to host millions of images and support many requests per second, we won't be able to run it on a single dedicated host. We'll break the app down and analyze the interactions between the OpenSocial App and the back end server. Then we'll implement the app in the cloud, first using Google App Engine, then leveraging Amazon's S3 data storage service. Finally, we'll look at s

Advancements Of PHP In Cloud Computing : Many PHP programmer have shown their concern in cloud computing, as it slackens the web development process. PHP on Cloud is one of the best solutions to take care of all the PHP related applications to migrate on the cloud server.

What about privacy in an era of cloud computing? If I store my data in a cloud, is the data in a "closed container" and therefore private under the 4th Amendment? Or is putting data in a cloud analogous to giving the numbers I dial on my phone to the phone company?

Cloud computing services for small businesses and big enterprises by Cloud Solutions. We help in businesses design, develop and manage both traditional on-premise IT and cloud-based.

Learn basic Amazon SimpleDB (SDB) concepts and explore some of the functions provided by boto, an open source Python library for interacting with SDB. In this "Cloud computing with Amazon Web Services" series, learn about cloud computing using Amazon Web Services. Explore how the services provide a compelling alternative for architecting and building scalable, reliable applications. This article introduces you to the virtual servers provided by Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). Learn how EC2 can help you configure your applications' computing requirements on the fly and adjust capacity based on demand.

Exclusive Q&A with Shelton Shugar, SVP Cloud Computing, Yahoo! Ultimately, we believe that advancement in cloud computing technology will be driven by open source initiatives where large communities of engineers can collaborate and develop new code for the new applications and demands posed by the cloud model

Explore the design differences between a cloud application and a traditional N-tier application.

Learn basic Amazon SimpleDB (SDB) concepts and explore some of the functions provided by boto, an open source Python library for interacting with SDB. In this "Cloud computing with Amazon Web Services" series, learn about cloud computing using Amazon Web Services. Explore how the services provide a compelling alternative for architecting and building scalable, reliable applications. In this article, learn some of the basic concepts and check out some of the functions provided by boto.

VMOps develops software that allows companies to launch an elastic computing cloud and offer it as a service to end-users

Another cloud computing provider similar to eucaliptus: VMOps develops software that allows companies to launch an elastic computing cloud and offer it as a service to end-users.

Learn basic Amazon SimpleDB (SDB) concepts and explore some of the functions provided by boto, an open source Python library for interacting with SDB. In this "Cloud computing with Amazon Web Services" series, learn about cloud computing using Amazon Web Services. Explore how the services provide a compelling alternative for architecting and building scalable, reliable applications. In this article, learn about the reliable and scalable messaging service provided by Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS).

British software developer Sage Group Plc has posted a sharp rise in takeup for its "cloud" computing products and raised hopes of a further cash return to shareholders, sending its shares to a 12-year high.

HEWLETT-PACKARD said it is investing more than $US1 billion ($1.07bn) over the next two years to develop cloud-computing software and tools, a move it considers necessary to ward off competition even if it means cannibalizing its legacy hardware and software businesses.

IBM launched three cloud system models: IBM Smart Business Test Cloud, a private cloud behind the client's firewall, with hardware, software and services supplied by IBM; ...

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