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Everything about Cloud computing
Form of shared internet-based computing
Cloud computing is defined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) as "a paradigm for enabling network access to a scalable and elastic pool of shareable physical or virtual resources with self-service provisioning and administration on demand". It is commonly referred to as "the cloud". Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Cloud computingA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Energy efficiency in cloud computing data centers: a survey on software technologiesInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Cloud Computing and SecurityThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: A view of cloud computingCited 7,119 times
- Go sideways: Platform as a serviceA closely related topic
- Go sideways: As a serviceA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun Computing services provided over the Internet (or the “cloud”), whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices on demand.
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
A view of cloud computing
Cloud computing and emerging IT platforms: Vision, hype, and reality for delivering computing as the 5th utility
CloudSim: a toolkit for modeling and simulation of cloud computing environments and evaluation of resource provisioning algorithms
The Case for VM-Based Cloudlets in Mobile Computing
Efficient Multi-User Computation Offloading for Mobile-Edge Cloud Computing
Cloud computing: state-of-the-art and research challenges
Energy-aware resource allocation heuristics for efficient management of data centers for Cloud computing
🆕 Influential since 2022
Energy efficiency in cloud computing data centers: a survey on software technologies
Distributed Artificial Intelligence Empowered by End-Edge-Cloud Computing: A Survey
Blockchain Technology: Benefits, Challenges, Applications, and Integration of Blockchain Technology with Cloud Computing
A Taxonomy and Survey of Edge Cloud Computing for Intelligent Transportation Systems and Connected Vehicles
📚 Books worth reading
Cloud Computing and SecurityXingming Sun, Alex Liu · 2016
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Study GuideBen Piper, David Clinton · 2019
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Study GuideBen Piper, David Clinton · 2019
Cloud computingRajkumar Buyya, James Broberg · 2010
Kubernetes PatternsBilgin Ibryam, Roland Huß · 2019
Amazon Web Services For DummiesBernard Golden · 2013
Cloud computingAnthony T. Velte · 2010
Cloud ComputingDan C. Marinescu · 2013
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
🔗 Related topics
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- Software as a service Software as a service (SaaS /sæs/) is a cloud computing service model in which a provider delivers application software to clients while managing the required…
- Hybrid SaaS If a software product is offered as Hybrid SaaS or Hybrid Cloud, it means that it combines elements of both Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and on-premises…