Explaining Cloud Computing

This video explains cloud computing. It is produced and presented by Christopher Barnatt, author of ExplainingComputers.com, and Associate Professor of Computing and Future Studies in Nottingham University Business School.

For more information, please see the "Cloud" section of http://www.ExplainingComputers.com. You may also want to read my forthcoming book "A Brief Guide to Cloud Computing" -- http://tinyurl.com/yddd7e9

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Cloud
• computing
• utility
• SaaS
• HaaS
• Web
• 2.0
• business

[fahmidabratina10]

Is it possible to use adobe/photoshop through cloud computing?

[explainingcomputers]

@fahmidabratina10 There is a great cloud Photoshop clone called Pixlr -- it includes layers, a history brush and more. Google "Pixlr" or checkout my "Top Free Cloud Applications" video here for more.

[smokenfly514]

So can I create some massive installation/server thing and have people pay me to use part of it?

[explainingcomputers]

@smokenfly514 Yes, that's the basis of the idea! Or you can rent server space from a big supplier (eg like Amazon Web Services) and sell it on to others -- and there are plenty of firms doing that.

[kohila17121978]

Can cloud computing be green computing??????????

[explainingcomputers]

@kohila17121978 Yes indeed it can -- as low-power PCs can be used to access cloud processing power and applications. And the servers in cloud data centres can run at optimal capacity. See my video called "The Three Reasons to Cloud Compute" for more -- or the "cloud" section on my explainingcomputers website.

[klevdav]

Hey if you think this dude looks Kinna desporate say I

[TeenCretin]

Uh, I would have gotten a LOT more out of that had the guy not had his voice recorded like he was speaking into a 50 gallon drum. Kinda ironic that he's talking the latest and greatest computer developments and innovations and he's doing it so crappily with an inferior microphone that makes it difficult too hear. TYPICAL.

[ConnectedLiving33]

This is great! 

[Oxymaugnus]

Most boring voice ever (sorry to say so).

But very informative. Thanks for the upload. :)

[BaziJoeUK]

lovin' this guy :D

[N00bGam3rs]

Does he have to move his head every time he talks?

[jizzanowski]

Check out a company called Abiquo: Follow them on twitter at #abiquo.

Unlike other cloud products that were built as tactical solutions to support a specific hypervisor technology, Abiquo was developed from a strategic top-down perspective, to allow customer environments to both fully deliver on the promises of virtualization, and to transition geographically disparate datacenter installations and third party hosted resources, into a fully managed enterprise cloud operating at a global scale.

[WIREDUPTECHNOLOGIES1]

Green possible just alittle? The way it's gonna go down is this:1) you'll buy your Key 2) You will boot into a "cloud OS period........... No more OS issues unless the cloud crashes which is made almost(almost) impossible.....