Cloud Computing

Hi Manisha,
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing and storage capacity as a service to a community of end-recipients. The name comes from the use of a cloud-shaped symbol as an abstraction for the complex infrastructure it contains in system diagrams. Cloud computing entrusts services with a u

Hi Gunjan,
The simple answer is no. The cloud is just another technology that presents new challenges to the IT and IT support.
There is nothing 'killing' IT jobs. It’s more of a consolidation.
Everyone needs desktop support but they also want that person to handle user account/password creation and is

Hi Parul,
No technology will be "thrown away" with the introduction of cloud computing,cloud computing will never be the only way to build infrastructure. The biggest reason is that for the most high performance demanding problems bare metal hardware is always better than virtualized hardware.
I can

Hi Gunjan,
CMU cloud computing is a good course and it is worth mentioning that the course provides a lot of resources. Write ups for weekly projects always contain a lot of instructions and useful hints, our questions on Piazza can always be answered by a teaching assistant within an average of 10 m

Hi Gunjan,
There are certain threats for the data on the cloud, mentioned below are some of them :
1. Data Encryption Issues
2. Data Loss
3. Data Breaches
4. Account Hijacking
5. Insecure APIs
6. Denial of Service
It important to understand the threats before going for cloud computing services. Its importan

Hi Gunjan,
There are various challenges related to cloud computing data security, listed below are some of them :
1. Multi-tenancy - makes it easier for a hacker to steal the data of all business customers who share the same cloud database.
2. Threats of data loss and data leakage -the threat of data l

Hi Parul,
Essentially, virtualization differs from cloud computing because virtualization is software that manipulates hardware, while cloud computing refers to a service that results from that manipulation.
Virtualization is a foundational element of cloud computing and helps deliver on the value of

Hi Parul,
Top ten cloud computing companies- Google, Parallels, HubSpot, AppDirect, Mulesoft, Virtustream, Mirantis, Microsoft, EMC, AVG.
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Hi Parul,
Some of the security issues around cloud computing:
1. Secure data transfer.
2. Secure software interfaces.
3. Secure stored data.
4. User access control.
5. Data separation.
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Hi Nidhi,
The best books to prepare for cloud computing are :
AWS for Dummies by Bernard Golden
Cloud Computing: Concepts, Technology & Architecture by Thomas Erl
Architecting the Cloud: Design Decisions for Cloud Computing Service Models (SaaS, PaaS, & IaaS)
Cloud Computing Protected: Security Assessmen