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By Patricia Pickett, About.com Guide to Tech Careers

What is Cloud Computing?

Monday December 15, 2008

The latest trend in technology services is cloud computing. Basically a "pay as you go" model for technology infrastructure and services, cloud computing offers several benefits to companies. Amazon.com and Microsoft are cloud computing proponents, with several other companies starting to jump on board as cloud computing evolves.

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December 20, 2008 at 7:51 am
(1) Darren Oliveiro-Priestnall says:

A concise description, I can’t emphasise enough the need to get to grips with cloud computing which is set to have a big impact on hosting and desktop computing over the coming years.

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