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Cloud Computing Emerging Technology Executive Briefing (Part II of II)
The roots and subsequent evolution of cloud computing - as we understand it today - can be traced through a history of ideas, companies and technologies developed over the last half century. The idea of an "intergalactic computer network" was introduced in the sixties by J.C.R. Licklider, who was responsible for enabling the development of ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) in 1969. Central to his vision was that everyone on the globe would be interconnected and accessing programs and data from any site.
Cloud Computing: Emerging Technology Executive Briefing (Part I of II)
There are many working definitions of “cloud” computing and it is often used as a metaphor for the Internet. Industry analysts often refer to cloud computing as an updated version of utility computing, which is the packaging of computing resources, such as computation, storage and services, as a metered service similar to a traditional public utility (such as electricity, water, natural gas, or telephone network). Others take a broad view and define anything you consume outside the corporate firewall is "in the cloud”.
