This document provides an overview of Aneka, an open-source cloud computing platform. It discusses that Aneka allows developers to build applications that can run on private and public clouds using programming models like MapReduce. The key components of Aneka are its SDK that provides APIs and tools for application development, and a runtime engine that manages deployment and execution. Aneka provides features like scalability, heterogeneity, and cost savings. It can be deployed on various hardware and supports dynamic resource allocation and security.