MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
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ISBN: 9780134640037
Author: LAUDON
Publisher: PEARSON
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Characteristics of cloud computing:

The general characteristics of cloud computing are as follows:

  • On-demand self-service:
    • The customer or the subscriber of the cloud, without communicating to the human from the cloud provider, can increase or decrease the computing requirements on demand.
    • The computing requirements are server, network storage, and software applications.
  • Broad network access:
    • The broad network access is an important component of cloud computing.
    • The services provided by the cloud provider must be accessible over the network from any location and any standardized platform.
  • Resource pooling:
    • Resource pooling is the ability to provide the services to multiple subscribers for their need at the same time.
    • The resources are assigned at the time of subscribers’ login and it will be changed dynamically based on their needs...

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Cloud computing services:

  • Cloud computing is a type of computing that relies on computer resources sharing rather than the application running on local computing devices such as servers, computers, tablet, and Smart phones.
  • In cloud computing, the cloud is used as a symbol for the internet, it means that the cloud computing is a type of internet-based computing...

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