Abstract
Cloud computing is still a very young and dynamic field characterized by a buzzing industry. Virtually every organization in the industry and even parts of the public sector are taking on cloud computing today, either as a provider or as a consumer. Primarily US-based companies, such as Amazon, Google, or Microsoft are currently shaping the cloud services market. But many smaller companies also show a lot of commitment in this field. There is no doubt that cloud computing is a disruptive technology which has the potential to change our understanding of how to provision and leverage IT services in a fundamental and sustainable way. The effects might even be comparable to the introduction of the personal computer some 25 years ago.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Armbrust M, Fox A, Griffith R, Joseph A, Katz R, Konwinski A, Lee G, Patterson D, Rabkin A, Stoica I, and Zaharia M. Above the Clouds: A Berkeley View of Cloud Computing. Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2009-28. Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences. University of California at Berkeley. USA. 2009
Eucalyptus http://open.eucalyptus.com
VMware vSphere http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2011 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Baun, C., Kunze, M., Nimis, J., Tai, S. (2011). Opportunities and Risks. In: Cloud Computing. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20917-8_8
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20917-8_8
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-20916-1
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-20917-8
eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)