| Introducing Windows Azure: An Introduction to Cloud Computing Using Microsoft Windows Azure Contributor(s): Li, Henry (Author) |
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ISBN: 143022469X ISBN-13: 9781430224693 Publisher: Apress OUR PRICE: $35.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Software Development & Engineering - General - Computers | Operating Systems - Windows Desktop - Computers | Programming - Microsoft |
| Dewey: 006.78 |
| Series: Expert's Voice in .NET |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7.5" W x 9.2" (1.35 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Foreword Forget the buzzword-compliant prognostications of the IT pundits and forget the fevered predictions of open vs. proprietary, because everything is changing and changing fast. Maybe everything is changing so fast that some folks still see cloud computing as a discussion about the future, when in fact it is real, with many popular applications currently running in cloud environments. Cloud computing is just a term for what has been slowly brewing on the back burner for many years. It is the natural evolution of technology. The evolution timeline goes something like this. In the beginning there was the mainframe. The mainframe cost a lot and used a lot of power, so it made sense to sell slices of time to companies needing computing power. After a while, computers became smaller and less expensive and businesses and consumers began buying their own. But then networks began to form, and the eventually ubiquitous Internet was born. This led the way to the idea of the application service provider (ASP). Ah, those were the days. |