Cloud Computing

Cloud computing is the use of computing resources (hardware and software) that are delivered as a service over a network (typically the Internet). The name comes from the use of a cloud-shaped symbol as an abstraction for the complex infrastructure it contains in system diagrams.

Cloud computing entrusts remote services with a user’s data, software and computation.[1]

Example of cloud service is Google Cloud Storage which allows store, access and manage your data on Google’s storage infrastructure. The good description of the cloud computing is posted on Technology Cloud Blog [2]. It has also a list of some cloud services.

There are also cloud services that provide ability to develop programming applications. For example dotcloud.com allows to build your ideal application stack by combining powerful cloud services. You do need to pay for development. You start to pay only when you deploy your application. Developers can use PHP, PERL, Python, Ruby, MYSQL and other applications. Artificial Intelligence services in the cloud also can be found: Google provides prediction API which is cloud-based set of machine-learning tools that can help you analyze the data.

Another cloud service is Data Applied, a web based data mining environment. As stated on their site “Data Applied revolutionizes data-driven decision making by integrating rich analytics, data mining, and information visualization capabilities”