This excerpt is from ‘The Economics of Cloud Computing: An Overview For Decision Makers,’ by Bill Williams. Coming in July from Cisco Press (ISBN: 1587143062). Broad network access On-demand ...

Cloud computing has become a cornerstone of modern IT infrastructure by enabling on‐demand access to scalable computing resources. Efficient resource management—encompassing virtual machine allocation ...

Cloud computing is a paradigm whereby computational resources such as computers, storage and bandwidth can be rented on a pay-for-what-you-use basis. The cloud's chief advantages are elasticity and ...

Cloud computing has taken the world by storm, and for good reason. It’s a meaningful, effective way to provide software and computer resources to people around the globe. Hence, enterprises and ...