Microsoft and Apprenda tighten up their PaaS pact
The two long-time allies now offer a joint hybrid Platform-as-a-Service that bridges internal IT with Azure public cloud. Read more »
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Cloud computing is internet-based computing in which large groups of remote servers are networked to allow the centralized data storage, and online access to computer services or resources. Clouds can be classified as public, private or hybrid. 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.
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