The Future of the Cloud

The cloud represents a paradigm-shift in traditional computing. It’s a scalable, seemingly infinite source of resources to grow and expand your web application. The cloud also represents a shift from desktop software to web based software that is primarily accessed through your web browser.

The basic concept of cloud computing dates back to the 1960s. John McCarthy stated that “computation may someday be organized as a public utility” and most of the characteristics of cloud computing were explored in Douglas Parkhill’s book “The Challenge of the Computer Utility” in 1966…

Read the full article on ThinkVitamin.com