Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305971776
Author: Ralph Stair, George Reynolds
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Cloud computing:

  • The term cloud can be defined as the process that led the computers resources to be accessed anytime anywhere over the internet.
  • The cloud can be represented as the elastic leasing of various computer resources that are known as the shared resources.
  • It can be accessed over the internet and accessed by the users with their Web browser.

Three approaches in cloud computing:

  • Public cloud computing
  • Private cloud computing
  • Hybrid cloud computing

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