Cloud computing is a platform that dynamically provisions and deprovisions servers and other computing resources as needed. It allows workloads to recover from failures and monitors resource use in real time. Cloud infrastructure provides efficient use of IT resources and promotes innovation through real-time workload balancing. It allows innovators to request resources online through a simple interface for internal innovation projects, virtual worlds, e-business applications, and personal hobbies. Automated provisioning reduces onboarding time to about an hour and reservations provide accurate expectations of resource availability. Monitoring of individual servers and collections allows quick identification and correction of issues.