Libraries in the Cloud: Making a Case for Google and Amazon

Autor/in	Buck, Stephanie
Titel	Libraries in the Cloud: Making a Case for Google and Amazon
Quelle	In: Computers in Libraries, 29 (2009) 8, S.6-10 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1041-7915
Schlagwörter	Computers; Libraries; Information Technology; Information Scientists; Library Science; Internet; Computer Software; Users (Information); Vendors; Online Catalogs; Computer Centers; Electronic Mail; Computer Security; Information Storage; Databases; Computer Storage Devices; Shared Resources and Services; Massachusetts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Digitalrechner; Library; Bibliothek; Informationstechnologie; Informationswissenschaftler; Bibliothekswissenschaft; Benutzerprofil; Nutzer; Vendor; Anbieter; Online catalog; Online catalogue; Online catalogues; Online-Katalog; Elektronischer Briefkasten; Computervirus; Computersicherheit; Informationsspeicherung; Datenbank; Gemeinwirtschaft; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	As news outlets create headlines such as "A Cloud & A Prayer," "The Cloud Is the Computer," and "Leveraging Clouds to Make You More Efficient," many readers have been left with cloud confusion. Many definitions exist for cloud computing, and a uniform definition is hard to find. In its most basic form, cloud computing is the availability of IT-type needs offered as services, often through a third-party vendor. Adding to the confusion are conflicting ideas on what constitutes the various areas of cloud computing. There are several services provided in the cloud, but software as a service (SaaS) and data storage are most frequently discussed and may prove to be the most useful in libraries. In this article, the author talks about cloud computing, how it is used and the potential of cloud computing in libraries and other similar institutions. The author also discusses how cloud computing vendors, such as Google and Amazon, are constantly working to improve and add to their cloud services. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10