The Web
SOA
Cloud computing – a new computer paradigm
Cloud, cluster or grid – not just a name change
Virtualization
Elasticity
Parallelization
Web hosting / peak handling / pay-as-you-go
Working with firm APIs and using REAL architecture
Computation intensive tasks: Crawling, Indexing, data/image processing
Private, public and hybrid clouds
Market drivers
Reduce costs
Reduce IT Staff
SAAS Software as a Service
PAAS Platform as a Service
CAAS Components as a Service
IAAS Infrastructure as a Service
NAAS Network as a Service
Microsoft Azure
Google Engine
Yahoo
Amazon
MSN
SalesForce
VMWare
Standardization
Force.com
S9
EC2
Security
Advantages / Disadvantages / Risks
Standardization
Summary
Q&A
Evaluation