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Tags: technology
Categories: Economics & Finance
Cloud Computing is a relatively new term that conveys the use of information technology services and resources that are provided on a service basis. According to a 2008 IEEE paper, “Cloud Computing is a paradigm in which information is permanently stored in servers on the internet and cached temporarily on clients that include desktops, entertainment centers, table computers, notebooks, wall computers, hand-helds, sensors, monitors, etc.”
(source: http://jobsearchtech.about.com/od/historyoftechindustry/a/cloud_computing.htm)
Synonyms:
Software-as-a-Service - SaaS
