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Cloud computing: Retro revival or the new paradigm?
Author(s) -
Bean LuAnn
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of corporate accounting and finance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1097-0053
pISSN - 1044-8136
DOI - 10.1002/jcaf.20605
Subject(s) - cloud computing , computer science , data science , information technology , world wide web , computer security , operating system
“Cloud computing” is one of the most recently hyped concepts in information technology (IT). While some argue that it is just the old “time‐sharing” mainframe model transformed, others contend that it is a dramatic change in how we will expand computing possibilities. Which is correct? Is it something that your company should consider? The author explains what cloud computing is and examines its advantages and disadvantages. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.