The document presents an overview of cloud computing by Mahfuzur Rahman Faruk from the Department of Computer Science at Green University of Bangladesh. It defines cloud computing as computing resources delivered over the internet on demand. The characteristics include on-demand self-service, network access flexibility, and shared resources. The cloud service models of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS are also defined. Finally, the advantages of cloud computing are listed as lower costs, improved performance, unlimited storage, and the ability to access software from anywhere.