An Introduction to Cloud Computing

1. Cloud Computing
An Introduction
By
Azfar Alam
Test Manager
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2. Agenda
Cloud Computing – What it means?
The Concept
Advantages
Issues
Q & A
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3. What it means….
Wikipedia
Cloud computing is location-independent computing, whereby shared servers provide
resources, software, and data to computers and other devices on demand, as with the
electricity grid. Cloud computing is a natural evolution of the widespread adoption of
virtualization, service-oriented architecture and utility computing.
Examples
Electricity
Cab Hire
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4. Projection for Future
CLOUD SERVICES MARKET MAY TOUCH $148 B BY 2014
The global cloud services market is expected to more
than double to $148.8 billion by 2014 from $68.3 billion in
2010, according to a report by advisory firm KPMG. KPMG
estimates that the cloud has the potential to transform
business ecosystems such as government, healthcare and
education that are relatively under-penetrated by IT due to
high capital requirements.
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6. Cloud Landscape
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7. Advantages
 No hardware cost, focus on
the App
 Pay as you go, Subscription
basis
 Scalability
 Data Centers
 Business Apps
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8. Issues
Privacy
Compliance
Legal
Open Source
Security
Availability & Performance
Sustainability
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9. Q&A
Thanks for your time………
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