The Horizon Report
Cloud Computing
The "cloud" provides another way of backing up files and programs. Instead of files being housed on physical servers in buildings, files are backed up to the world wide web. Using the cloud for back up provides another safe guard against any natural disaster that may destroy a back up server housed in a physical building. Clouds are classified into three types: external or public clouds, internal or private clouds, and hybrid clouds composed of public and private. Security and privacy issues are the main concerns for cloud computing.
The "cloud" provides another way of backing up files and programs. Instead of files being housed on physical servers in buildings, files are backed up to the world wide web. Using the cloud for back up provides another safe guard against any natural disaster that may destroy a back up server housed in a physical building. Clouds are classified into three types: external or public clouds, internal or private clouds, and hybrid clouds composed of public and private. Security and privacy issues are the main concerns for cloud computing.