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Open Comment - Obstacles to Cloud Computing

Category: Data Management, IT Management

Tags: cloud computing, computing, infrastructure

Overview The world seems to get smaller every day, closing in on the concept of the "Global village" put forward. Already, over 1 billion people are effectively connected via devices attached to mainly open networks enabling them to exchange information in ways that would have been unthinkable 30 years ago. And now, they have cloud computing. Although it's not a new idea, it has taken a while for standards, infrastructure and interest to meet, creating the perfect storm to make the idea technically and commercially viable. It has arrived, and the amount of interest from both vendors and users is considerable.

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Publisher: Quocirca
File Format: PDF
Date Published: Mar 1, 2009
Format: White Papers
Topics: Cloud Computing, High Performance Computing

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