Cloud Computing Explained

A White Paper by the Cloud Computing Explained project of The Open Group Cloud Computing Work Group, led by Shuvanker Ghosh, The Open Group Master Certified Architect, IBM and Gill Hughes, The Open Group Certified IT Specialist, TOGAF 9 Certified, Capgemini.

So, what is Cloud Computing? Is it just hype? Is it a new technology? Is it a new IT architecture? Is it a methodology? Is it a computing paradigm? How is it different from past and current computing paradigms? What are the benefits of Cloud Computing? This White Paper attempts to answer these questions at a high level so that someone new to Cloud Computing (whether from a business or technical background) will gain a basic understanding of the topic.