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Cloud computing is currently being used by a large number of organizations. Many consider it a major development of the decade in computing. In this article we define cloud computing, various services available on the cloud infrastructure, and the different types of cloud. We then discuss the technological trends which have led to its emergence, its advantages and disadvantages, and the applications which are appropriate to outsource to a cloud computing service.

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  1. Supercomputer Education and Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560 012, India

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V Rajaraman is at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Several generations of scientists and engineers in India have learnt computer science using his lucidly written textbooks on programming and computer fundamentals. His current research interests include parallel computing and history of computing.

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Rajaraman, V. Cloud computing. Reson 19, 242–258 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-014-0030-1

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