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Today’s Cloud Computing Landscape [Infographic]

Posted by Wikibon in Cloud Computing, FalconStor, memeconnect on December 16, 2010

Cloud computing is a general term for anything that involves delivering hosting services over the Internet. A cloud service has three distinct characteristics that differentiate it from traditional hosting. It is sold on demand, typically by the minute or by the hour, it is elastic – a user can have as much or as little of a service as they want at any given time; and the service is fully managed by the provider.