How does 'Cloud Computing' and Linux work together?

Q. I was wondering if Linux had anything to do in the development of Cloud Computing, and if it was in any way related?

A. Linux is simply another operating system, just like Windows or OS X. The fact that there are no licensing fees associated with using Linux has made it popular among Amazon EC2, Google App Engine, and other cloud computing services. It also has the advantage of being highly customizable.

However, cloud computing isn't exclusively built on Linux. Microsoft is working on a Windows-based cloud computing system called Azure. Also, there is no reason why a company couldn't create a cloud computing solution built on top of OS X.

Can you provide detailed examples of cloud computing?

Q. I'm really fascinated with the concept, but I'm not too sure how it works in practice. Can you provide some examples of how a business or individual can use cloud computing, and maybe how I use it every day without knowing it? Thanks a lot.
By the way, when Limewire was around and people shared files through its server, was that somehow cloud computing?

A. Google Docs is an example of cloud computing - the app is on the server. (It's a throwback to the 70s.) Limewire is filesharing, not cloud computing.

How do businesses migrate to Cloud Computing?

Q. I need a little more details on how businesses migrate to Cloud Computing as part of a research project. Thanks in advance

A. Business users can check the following segments as they are quite matured as Cloud SaaS offerings:

â¢CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
â¢Productivity & Collaboration Applications (Project management, eMail, online documents, spreadsheets, presentations etc) Example - Google Apps., Zoho
â¢Cloud based Storage and Sharing services. (Example - Dropbox, Skydrive (windows live), Amazon S3, Box.net)

Also you can host your website, blog etc on the Cloud (IaaS); provided it has enough traffic to justify a move :-)

You can find a simple & detailed analysis here:

http://www.techno-pulse.com/2011/06/cloud-service-models-saas-paas-iaas.html
http://www.techno-pulse.com/2010/06/cloud-computing-service-it-smes-smbs.html

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