Case Study Amazon’s New Store: Utility Computing Name: Institution: Course: Tutor: Date: Case Study Amazon’s New Store: Utility Computing Introduction Back in the year 1995, Amazon was opened as a bookstore, one that has grown over the years and morphed into a large reputable internet based company. One of the largest virtual superstores today in the world, Amazon offers up to thirty six categories of products. Jewelry, furniture, clothing and groceries are just but a few of the products
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computer technology. In this paper three article that touch on ethical concerns in computing in their own way. One will discuss how the concerns that we all may be very easily find ourselves in on a daily basis. One will look into more specific areas where ethics and computers intertwine, using cell phones to track pedestrians and home monitoring for the elderly. The other will hit on the risk and rewards of cloud computing and the ethics behind law firms and their move into the 21st century. Ethics
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In their 2010 Handbook of Cloud Computing, Furht and Escalante defined the technology as being “a new style of computing in which dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources are provided as services over the internet.” Cloud computing is considered to be the next, natural step in the evolution of on-demand information technology services and products (Vouk 2008) and it’s development has become a significant technology trend that many experts expect will reshape information technology (IT)
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Cloud Computing: A Taxonomy of Platform and Infrastructure-level Offerings David Hilley College of Computing Georgia Institute of Technology April 2009 Cloud Computing: A Taxonomy of Platform and Infrastructure-level Offerings David Hilley 1 Introduction Cloud computing is a buzzword and umbrella term applied to several nascent trends in the turbulent landscape of information technology. Computing in the “cloud” alludes to ubiquitous and inexhaustible on-demand IT resources accessible
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Concept of cloud computing was started in 2000s. Once this was introduced it has created a new business model and platform for many online business and technologies. To store any kind of data local servers will be used. But in today’s world with internet, the practice of using servers and networks on internet for storing, processing and managing any kind of data online is the concept of cloud computing (Margaret Rouse, 2015). Through this, both its platform and type of applications can be described
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Introduction Cloud computing is the new concept of flexible access to resources over an “always on” or readily accessible network. It enables user access to a convenient network that is on demand to be shared in a field of configurable computing resources. These services are provided over the internet. They include storage services and applications that can be quickly provided and released with no significant management effort or customer care service interaction. The entertainment industry
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Cloud Security Planning Abstract Cloud systems as new online storage and computing systems provide great potentials to all businesses and organizations of creating new approach of storage and computing; cloud system guarantee that all your files and valuable data can be accessed and recovered from anywhere in the world, providing a new meaning of technology. Unfortunately and as to what happen with all emerging technologies there are new threats, risks, breaches, and problems arise with such technologies
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CLOUD COMPUTING: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE John P. Sahlin (sahlinj@gwu.edu) The George Washington University, United States of America ABSTRACT Defining cloud computing can be difficult, as each organization often has its own spin on the definition. Despite being hard to define, Gartner Research named cloud computing as one of the top technologies to watch in 2010, 2011, and 2012. At its core, cloud computing is a technical architecture that meets a specific business need. This chapter traces the
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APPROACH DOCUMENT FOR PRIVATE CLOUD This document outlines the approach to be followed to take up a private cloud initiative. THE CLOUD COMPUTING & PRIVATE CLOUDS Cloud Computing is the latest IT trend which is so promising for both IT & business results. With a lot of hype cycle predicted for next few years and all vendors embracing cloud concepts at their possible levels, customers are tempted to try & embrace cloud for their benefits. However, a few questions bother the customers like: • Is
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public. Cloud computing has the potential to play a major part in addressing these inefficiencies and improving government service delivery. Amtrak, one of top client for Lockheed Martin is facing similar challenges to reduce the cost of IT infrastructure maintenance in their data center operations. Lockheed Martin has a unique cloud model which is focused on providing solutions as a service based on a mission focused approach to secure cloud delivery. They have successfully implemented cloud services
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