Mapping Applications to the Cloud
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Hi, I found this article about Cloud Computing in the MSDN Architecture Center. It is clear enough to understand what Cloud Computing is and how to build applications based on this paradigm.
Which Came First: The Cloud or Cloud Computing?
Cloud computing has fired the imaginations of many information-technology (IT) professionals around the world, whether they are small independent software vendors (ISVs), Silicon Valley startups, or large corporations that are looking to cut costs. There seems to be an ever-increasing number of people who look to the Cloud to hit upon the magic bullet that will solve any IT problem.
One interesting aspect of the hype that surrounds cloud computing is the lack of a clear definition as to what cloud computing is and, just as relevant, what it is not. If you were to ask 100 people to define the Cloud and what they believe cloud computing is, you would probably get 150 different answers (some people tend to answer twice, with the first answer contradicting the second). With this in mind, it seems only fitting to begin this article by discussing a general definition for cloud computing.
