Cloud Computing - Promises and Possibilities

Computing is any goal-oriented activity requiring, benefiting from, or creating algorithmic processes Computing includes designing, developing and building hardware and software systems; processing, structuring, and managing various kinds of information and doing scientific research on and with computers. Cloud computing is a recently evolved computing terminology or metaphor based on utility and consumption of computing resources.It involves deploying groups of remote servers and software networks that allow centralized data storage and online access to computer services or resources. The cloud is a set of different types of hardware and software that work collectively to deliver many aspects of computing to the end-user as an online service. cloud computing is used to enhance the ability to achieve business goals.This descriptive paper highlights the categories as well as the benefits of cloud computing in a precise manner.Knowing the various types of cloud computing helps any person to make use of these in a worthy manner.