Abstract: Cloud computing is accelerating the pace of migration from on-premise behind-the-firewall software deployment to Software as a Service (SaaS) subscription based delivery model. While accelerated innovation cycle and reduced time to value enabled by the above paradigm shift are well recognized due to their direct business impact, it is often overlooked how the new delivery model is affecting software engineering itself in terms of tools, processes as well as of its theoretical arsenal needed to develop cloud applications.
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14. Cloud Computing
"Cloud computing relies on sharing of resources to achieve coherence
and economies of scale similar to a utility (like the electricity grid) over a
network. At the foundation of cloud computing is the broader concept of
converged infrastructure and shared services."
(source: Wikipedia)
16. Cloud Computing
● public computing clouds further lower the capital needed to start
a SaaS company
● elasticity of clouds lets companies scale quickly and just-in-time
with little capital expenditure up-front
● cloud computing has become the catalyst
expediting the transition from traditional
behind-the-firewall software to SaaS