1) Cloud computing involves on-demand access to shared computing resources over a network. It provides scalable resources, rapid provisioning, and reduces management effort. 2) ADVA Optical Networking's FSP 3000 platform provides optical networking and connectivity solutions that are critical for efficiently operating reliable cloud services within and between data centers. 3) The FSP 3000 supports a wide range of transmission interfaces up to 100Gbps and flexible optical networking with redundancy and protection concepts to satisfy the stringent reliability and security requirements for transporting cloud applications.