What is Cloud Computing?

“Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction.”

         Cloud Computing by NIST
It is an internet based computing where all the shared resources ,software and information are provided to the computers and devices on demand.


Users can access the information from anywhere and anytime

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