Enabling technologies

Zhenlong Li, Qunying Huang, Zhipeng Gui

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Abstract

Cloud computing provides (1) virtually unlimited storage to archive and manage the increasing amount of data, (2) on-demand computing capability to support computing intensive applications, and (3) the services to effectively utilize the network, storage, and computing resources. These capabilities are enabled by a variety of technologies that contributed to the emergence of cloud computing. To help readers understand how cloud computing emerged and evolved, this chapter introduces the key enabling technologies for cloud computing, including hardware advancements, distributed computing, virtualization, distributed le systems, and Web x.0.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationSpatial Cloud Computing
Subtitle of host publicationA Practical Approach
PublisherCRC Press
Pages33-48
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)9781466593176
ISBN (Print)9781138075559
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2013

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Computer Science
  • General Engineering
  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • General Materials Science

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