In this article we will look at 10 Obstacles and Opportunities for Cloud Computing.   According to [1] following are the top ten obstacles for cloud computing:   Obstacle 1: Business Continuity and Service Availability Organizations often worry about the availability of the service provided by the cloud providers. Even the popular service providers like […]

In this article we will learn about cloud computing economics. This presents three use cases of utility computing where conventional computing is used and how cloud computing’s elasticity feature can overcome the limitations of conventional computing.   There are three particularly compelling use cases for utility computing over conventional computing [1]: When the demand varies […]

In this article we will learn about the different research areas in cloud computing which will help budding researchers to purse their research.   Introduction According to IEEE Cloud 2015 [1], following are the various research areas in cloud computing: Cloud Computing Architectures and Cloud Solution Design Patterns Infrastructure, Platform, Application, Business, Social, and Mobile […]

In this article we will look at cloud services examples. Various examples for SaaS, PaaS and IaaS service models are provided. SaaS Services Email and Office Productivity: Applications for email, word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, etc. Billing: Application services to manage customer billing based on usage and subscriptions to products and services. Customer Relationship Management (CRM): […]

Now-a-days the buzzword in the corporate world is “cloud computing”. If you are hearing this term for the first time and want to know more about cloud computing, then you are at the right place. This article gives a brief introduction to cloud computing essentials and provides links to other useful resources.   The Cloud The […]