Cloud Computing Advancements in Design, Implementation, and Technologies outlines advancements in the state-of-the-art, standards, and practices of cloud computing, in an effort to identify emerging trends that will ultimately define the future of the cloud. A valuable reference for academics and practitioners alike, this title covers topics such as virtualization technology, utility computing, cloud application services (SaaS), grid computing, and services computing.
There is a good explanation of cloud computing at http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/what-cloud-computing-really-means-031. I think you can learn most of what you need to know there.
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Amazon offers extensive cloud computing resources and a good explanation of them. You can also read about it on Wikipedia at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing.
Australia's National Broadband Network is considered by many to be the foremost authority in Australia on cloud computing. They offer a very good explanation of this new technology.
I found three Cloud Computing magazines you might be interested in. They are; Alltop - Top Cloud Computing News, Cloud Computing Journal and TMC's Cloud Computing Magazine. I hope that you find these choices helpful.
I do not think that Linux is the only host for cloud computing. AT&T and HP are hosts for cloud computing also. You can get free cloud computing at intel.com.
Cloud computing is the sharing of information and software between businesses. At intel.com/cloud computing you will be able to find how to get free cloud computing. Also Bluepointdata.com and synaptic.com are places to start your search for free cloud computing.
Any computer website that has cloud computing on it should be able to keep you updated with news about cloud computing technology. I recommend Microsoft.
Cloud computing is better then normal grid computing as its cheaper to buy, use and maintain. Cloud computing can offer web hosting also which grid computing can not.
There is no normal cloud computing platform. Cloud computing is a new computer operating system that is becoming popular.
You can either go to: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing or searchcloudcomputing.techtarget.com/definition/cloud-computing for a full definition of what cloud computing is.
Cloud computing papers are papers that give the basic definition of cloud computing and explain it. Cloud computing is just a way that involves connectivity to the internet.