[LINK] Cloud Computing Definition

[Tom Worthington]

On 26/07/13 17:06, Roger Clarke wrote:
> The NZ CloudCode v.2.0 has plenty wrong with it ... But I quite like the definition they've adopted, because it
> simplifies some things ...

The Australian Computer Society is inviting input for a Cloud Computing 
Consumer Protocol: 
http://acs.org.au/news-and-media/news-and-media-releases/2013/acs-calls-for-submissions-consumer-cloud-protocol

In the ACS Cloud Discussion Paper, cloud computing is defined as:

"... a general term for the delivery of hosted services over the 
internet, enabling users to remotely store, process and share digital 
information and data." 
http://www.acs.org.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/19928/ACS-Cloud-Discussion-Paper.pdf

That would not seem to make cloud computing any different to a 1960s 
Time-sharing computer bureau: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-sharing#Time-sharing_business


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