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Unit 3: Developing Cloud Services

Notes
Questions:
1. What is Global Business Register?

2. How has cloud technology proved beneficial to Global Business Register?
3. What do you know about TrustPassport?
4. What is Smartlogo?
Source: http://www.microsoft.eu/cloud-computing/case-studies/irish-cloud-based-solution-helps-
make-the-internet-a-safer-place.aspx

3.6 Summary

With Web-based application development companies save time and money. It also
improves the manner in which companies interact with their clients, suppliers and business
associates.
The biggest advantage of cloud computing is cost efficiency.
Security is the biggest concern when it comes to cloud computing.
Software as a service also called SaaS, is amongst the most common types of cloud service
development. A single application is delivered to many users from the vendor’s servers
with SaaS.

Platform as a service or PaaS is a proven model for running applications without having
to maintain the hardware and software infrastructure at one’s organisation. Various
organisations have adopted PaaS for its simplicity, scalability and reliability.

On demand computing also referred to as ODC is a business computing model in which
computing resources are made available to the user on an “as needed” basis.

Salesforce.com founded in March 1999 is the enterprise cloud computing leader. It is
probably best known for its sales management software as a service (SaaS), which is also
a leader in cloud computing development.
As cloud computing matures, a growing number of organizations are interested in moving
to cloud environments to help lower IT costs, increase efficiencies, and realize greater
flexibility.
Developers can use App Exchange applications uploaded by others, share their own
applications in the directory, or publish private applications accessible only by authorized
companies or clients.
Blue Cloud is a series of cloud computing offerings that enables enterprises to distribute
their computing needs across a globally accessible resource grid.
Amazon’s Web Services (AWS) set of offerings, which provides developers with direct
access to Amazon’s software and machines.
3.7 Keywords

Application Service Provider (ASP): it is a business that offers software services to customers,
using computer networks and the Internet as the mechanism to deliver and manage the service.
Among the most well-known Application Service Providers are Clickability, Salesforce.com
and WebEx.

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