A break in the clouds: towards a cloud definition

Authors: 
Vaquero, Luis M.; Rodero-Merino, Luis; Caceres, Juan; Lindner, Maik
Author: 
Vaquero, L
Lindner, M
Rodero-Merino, L
Caceres, J

This paper discusses the concept of Cloud Computing to
achieve a complete definition of what a Cloud is, using the
main characteristics typically associated with this paradigm
in the literature. More than 20 definitions have been studied
allowing for the extraction of a consensus definition as well
as a minimum definition containing the essential characteris-
tics. This paper pays much attention to the Grid paradigm,
as it is often confused with Cloud technologies. We also de-
scribe the relationships and distinctions between the Grid
and Cloud approaches.

Year: 
2008
Venue: 
ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review
URL: 
http://ccr.sigcomm.org/online/files/p50-v39n1l-vaqueroA.pdf
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