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Cloud computing brings new business forms and service economy patterns

Cloud computing as an innovative ithttp://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/13748.html "> Infrastructure management approach and innovative business model, its dynamic, automated, efficient and so on to meet the current it needs, and represents the future direction of IT development. As the global leader in cloud computing, IBM has been promoting the implementation and landing of cloud computing, and Mao, general manager of IBM China Development Center and New technology Research Center, has shared some of his knowledge and valuable experience with the cloud.

The concept of cloud computing is a common idea, but it is hard to say a well-defined definition. IBM Outstanding Engineer China Development Center Chief Technical Officer and new technology Research and Development Center General Manager Mao that the concept of cloud computing is always changing, but in many concepts the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology to the definition of cloud computing is still very accurate: cloud computing is a use of IT resources model, is to provide ubiquitous, standard, and on-demand network access to shared, configurable computing resources such as networks, servers, storage, applications, and services. The use and release of resources can be carried out quickly without much administrative cost.

As you can see, cloud computing is a new IT resource usage pattern and a new delivery model for IT resources. Mao said: Cloud computing "new" on the new IT resources into a pool of resources, this resource pool is dynamic, can be shared, but also through configuration to drive, this becomes a very dynamic, can be cut, sharing a very flexible resource pool. Summed up the basic features of cloud computing is configurable, on-demand access, automatic management flexibility.

Cloud computing is about providing on-demand self-service in resource pools with ubiquitous network access, and changing its business shape for businesses. In the traditional IT infrastructure, the enterprise IT departments need to purchase, install, maintain and manage the huge computing equipment, and the allocation of resources often need manual execution, which causes the management complexity and the human cost is high, the cloud will change all this. "The allocation, use, and demonstration of cloud computing resources are automated and do not require too many management costs to help companies significantly reduce management and human costs." Mao introduced, the value of the cloud gradually unfolds.

Cloud computing not only brings new IT resource usage patterns, but also brings new business forms and new service economy patterns. Mao that the new IT resource usage model is the "technical attribute" of cloud computing, and the new IT resources have been transformed from businesses buying themselves to operations to leasing and outsourcing business attributes, and services can be measured and charged for use more critical to make cloud computing a new business form, Thus, a new technology is transformed into a new service economy model. For cloud providers, cloud computing brings a new service delivery model that delivers services over the Internet, and for cloud users, cloud computing brings a new pattern of service consumption, that is, through the Internet.

(Responsible editor: Lu Guang)