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A break in the clouds: towards a cloud definition

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Luis M. Vaquero,

Luis Rodero-Merino,

Maik LindnerAuthors Info & Claims

ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review, Volume 39, Issue 1

Pages 50 - 55

https://doi.org/10.1145/1496091.1496100

Published: 31 December 2008 Publication History

Abstract

This paper discusses the concept of Cloud Computing to achieve a complete definition of what a Cloud is, using the main characteristics typically associated with this paradigm in the literature. More than 20 definitions have been studied allowing for the extraction of a consensus definition as well as a minimum definition containing the essential characteristics. This paper pays much attention to the Grid paradigm, as it is often confused with Cloud technologies. We also describe the relationships and distinctions between the Grid and Cloud approaches.

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ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review Volume 39, Issue 1

January 2009

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ISSN:0146-4833

DOI:10.1145/1496091

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