Tag: cloud computing

Accessing and Improving Latest Technologies through Cloud Services

by on July 13, 2018 3:18 am
Recently, cloud computing, the instantaneous access to applications, computational power, and data storage provided by cloud services through the internet with “pay-as-you-go pricing,” has been viewed more often as a business model for companies to optimize performance and cut down costs [1]. However, it could also be viewed as a method for scientists, engineers, and… Read more Accessing and Improving Latest Technologies through Cloud Services

Cloud Computing and Edge Computing

by on July 13, 2018 2:37 am
Cloud computing is providing many benefits to its customers including faster deployment, lower maintenance cost and the ability to scale as needed. Additionally, AI/ML aspects of Cloud Computing are playing a prominent role in its adoption across different sectors. During last week’s guest lecture, Montse Medina from PayPal(formerly Jetlore) explained how their cloud-based AI platform… Read more Cloud Computing and Edge Computing

Netflix and Cloud Computing: A lesson.

by on July 13, 2018 1:37 am
  If we talk about cloud computing, Netflix’s majority of the data ran on Amazon Web Services but with time, it slowly started to take lead in technology: did things that were not done before. Therefore, the situation required Netflix to come up with a software technology to allow their own applications to function successfully… Read more Netflix and Cloud Computing: A lesson.

Cloud and collaboration. The perfect setting for an entrepreneur.

by on July 13, 2018 1:23 am
What is the primary advantage of the cloud? Why do people use it? When there is such a big question of privacy of data attached to its usage, why more and more people are getting on it?   These were the questions that came to my mind, an economics major, when I sat down to… Read more Cloud and collaboration. The perfect setting for an entrepreneur.

Chance of Cloud and Fog: The future of computation

by on July 13, 2018 12:01 am
One of the biggest technology trends of the recent years has been the emergence of cloud computing. Cloud computing makes use of other computers to have access to the necessary memory and computation power. Similar to Uber, instead of owning all the necessary memory and computation power, you have access to the resources as needed.… Read more Chance of Cloud and Fog: The future of computation

Say Yes or No to Public Clouds

by on July 12, 2018 9:57 pm
Public cloud services can be classified as one of the most dynamic markets in the world. Today, most companies are transitioning from their own data centers to public infrastructure to be a part of this industry. In addition, as mentioned in one of the lectures, many startups are building from scratch on public cloud infrastructures,… Read more Say Yes or No to Public Clouds

Effect of medical technological advances on our society

by on July 12, 2018 8:35 pm
Medicine has evolved in a very short time span, from ancient civilisation history of healing with the use of natural resources to the conduction of MRI and CTC scans in the modern day world. The evolution of medicine has by large had a severe impact in the increment of lifespan as well as easing pain… Read more Effect of medical technological advances on our society

Status of cloud computing industry in China

by on July 12, 2018 6:31 pm
Cloud computing market has been growing globally rapidly during recent years. The global market size has reached 74.5 billion dollars in 2017 [1]. As mentioned in class, it can be divided into three sectors including Iaas, Paas, and Saas. It has radically changed the way how new Internet companies develop and even large companies like… Read more Status of cloud computing industry in China

A New Billow On The Horizon: Car Cloud Computing

by on July 12, 2018 5:18 pm
Cloud computing is the delivery of on-demand computing services over the internet on a pay-as-you-go basis. So, it is no longer necessary to build and own IT infrastructures, but simply rent them. This reduces overheads and complexity within an organization and for customers as well. Moreover, cloud computing can be split into three different models:… Read more A New Billow On The Horizon: Car Cloud Computing

How Cloud Computing is Enabling Omni-Channel Experiences

by on July 12, 2018 2:06 pm
Cloud computing – in a sentence – is essentially storage/hardware/data that is made accessible by the internet. You can access your data from any internet enabled device. The implications of this however, are extremely complicated and cannot be put into a single sentence. Dean Paron in last week’s guest lecture spoke about the use of… Read more How Cloud Computing is Enabling Omni-Channel Experiences