Cloud Computing at Smith

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What's the Big Deal about Cloud Computing

Insight, March 13, 2012

from Insight: "At one level “the cloud” is simply about massing huge amounts of computing power under a central game plan; for example, buildings used for cloud computing (which are often constructed near power plants) house racks and racks of computers the size of pizza boxes. Each computer is constantly communicating with counterparts around the room and around the world in ways that maximize their collective power. "




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