SOA refers to service oriented architecture. Its all about a service owned by a individual or an organization which can be used by other. Every service will have description which is given be WSDL(web service description language). The service needs to be hosted somewhere so that others can use the service. We use UDDI (Universal description discovery and integration) to locate a service which we want. Once we find the service we can use the SOAP protocol to communicate with the service.
The main thing with services are that they are loosely coupled, that is they may be written in any language like java, .net etc but still they can be used by any application or platform. We do not need to know the details of the service like how its implemented, what language etc. We just need to give the input and get the result.
Cloud is a very new concept which has recently become very popular. The concept here is very simple. Companies many times may require some resources for a short period of time say for 6 months or 1 year. The resource which they require may need huge investment and the company may be hesitant to use them. To overcome this we can use the cloud concept. Here we have an entity called providers who own the resources. They make the initial investment and own the resource. Companies can contact these providers and can make use of their resources on a 'PAY FOR HOW MUCH YOU USE' basis. For example if a company need a huge server say for a period of 6 months, instead of purchasing the server it can contact providers who own such servers, use the server and pay for how much it has used. This way it becomes economical for the company. Its a WIN-WIN situation for both the company and provider.
The main purpose of cloud computing is to keep business efficient. It can increase revenue and alertness. It helps maintain an organized office with little effort. Cloud computing can keep customers and workers very obtained and pleased.
Cloud computing is the overall concept, whereas SAAS(software as a service) is a method of accessing the cloud without having to install any software on the client computer.
SOA refers to the SOA meta-model. Some technicians would like to implement it into the cloud computing system. Although people think they are the same they are actually two different products.
As Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is an architecture approach for defining, linking, and integrating reusable business services that have clear boundaries and are self-contained with their own functionalities Both the cloud and SOA determine what are some of the major reusable components and what are the right technologies to run large-scale components over open networks. The cloud serves as a good way to deploy services in an SOA environment.
Have you been trying to learn about the SOA cloud computing company? Anyone interested in educating themselves more about computer networking topics should study an informative amount of books on the subject. You can often find these at most bookstores, as well as a variety of libraries in many towns throughout the country.
The advantages and disadvantages between the two are quite simple. SOA cloud computing is the term used to tell the idea of computing clouds and the electronics used are to help figure it out.
I found three Cloud Computing magazines you might be interested in. They are; Alltop - Top Cloud Computing News, Cloud Computing Journal and TMC's Cloud Computing Magazine. I hope that you find these choices helpful.
I do not think that Linux is the only host for cloud computing. AT&T and HP are hosts for cloud computing also. You can get free cloud computing at intel.com.
Cloud computing is the sharing of information and software between businesses. At intel.com/cloud computing you will be able to find how to get free cloud computing. Also Bluepointdata.com and synaptic.com are places to start your search for free cloud computing.
Any computer website that has cloud computing on it should be able to keep you updated with news about cloud computing technology. I recommend Microsoft.
There is a good explanation of cloud computing at http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/what-cloud-computing-really-means-031. I think you can learn most of what you need to know there.
Cloud computing is better then normal grid computing as its cheaper to buy, use and maintain. Cloud computing can offer web hosting also which grid computing can not.
There is no normal cloud computing platform. Cloud computing is a new computer operating system that is becoming popular.
You can either go to: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing or searchcloudcomputing.techtarget.com/definition/cloud-computing for a full definition of what cloud computing is.