Cloud computing is something like buying gas or electricity for your home. Your usage of the services are being recorded and you pay according to your usage. You don not pay for a physical product. You pay for the service provided to you.
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.
Yes, there are definitely free options available if you want to try out cloud computing for business purposes. Most of the major cloud providers offer free tiers that let you experiment without paying upfront: AWS Free Tier – 12 months of free services (EC2, S3, RDS, etc.) with limited usage, plus some services that are always free. Google Cloud Free Tier – $300 free credits valid for 90 days, plus always-free products like Cloud Functions, Firestore, and Pub/Sub with usage limits. Microsoft Azure Free Account – $200 credits for 30 days and free limited access to services like Azure App Service, Functions, and Storage for 12 months. IBM Cloud – Lite plans with free quotas for databases, AI, and Kubernetes. Oracle Cloud Free Tier – generous always-free services including 2 VMs, block storage, and load balancer. For a small business or startup, these free tiers are usually enough to build prototypes, test applications, or even run small workloads at no cost. Just keep in mind: the “free” part has limits (usage quotas). Once you exceed them, you’ll be billed. So it’s a good idea to monitor usage closely
An example of a single-purpose environment in cloud computing is a web server that is used solely for hosting a specific website. This server is dedicated to serving that website's content and does not perform any other tasks or services.
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.
Cloud computing papers are papers that give the basic definition of cloud computing and explain it. Cloud computing is just a way that involves connectivity to the internet.
Cloud computing or grid computing depends on the task at hand. If you want to focus on a single enormous task, then go with grid computing. Cloud computing is more for multitasking.
http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/what-cloud-computing-really-means-031 Info World can solve a lot of the questions you have regarding Cloud Computing. It offers several links and PDF files that go in depth on the subject of Cloud Computing.
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