Cloud Computing

What is Cloud Computing?
Business applications are moving to the cloud. It’s not just a fad—the shift from traditional software models to the Internet has steadily gained momentum over the last 10 years. Looking ahead, the next decade of cloud computing promises new ways to collaborate everywhere, through mobile devices.


The Cloud Computing buzz is growing every day with a growing number of businesses and government establishments opting for cloud computing based services.


These services are broadly divided into three categories: Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). The name cloud computing was inspired by the cloud symbol that's often used to represent the Internet in flowcharts and diagrams.


Best And Free Cloud Computing Application.

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• Free Cloud based Desktop 

1.  CloudMe:  Access, upload and share your files from anywhere, even your phone, truly represents what it does. Online storage, Photos, Music, Movies, Application development, Calendar, Mail, Media Player, Word Processors etc. It has both free and premium signup. It also offers a platform for web developers (Platform as a service, PaaS). The free account provides 3GB of CloudMe drive storage.         
2. Cloudo: A free computer that lives on the Internet, right in your web browser. This means that you can access your documents, photos, music, movies and all other files no matter where you are, from any computer or mobile phone. Cloudo is a hosted service, there is no hardware or software to setup and maintain, and the DDE is fully accessible from any internet connected device.
   
   
3. eyeOS: It describes itself as the Open Source Cloud’s Web Desktop. I found it similar to the iCloud & Cloudo described above. It has a very attractive design, but as this is just an introduction, I am not providing any distinct comparison between these services. You should go and explore: Create an Account at eyeOS to get started with this free Cloud Desktop.