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Bahree, M. Tata Targets Smaller Clients; Outsourcing Giant Uses Cloud Services to Augment Revenue From Big Names. (2011, February 21). Wall Street Journal (Online. Retrieved October 9, 2011, from http://mutex.gmu.edu:2048/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=2272450351&Fmt=3&clientId=31810&RQT=309&VName=PQD
This article is about a business entering the cloud market in India. It was useful because it specifically discussed the benefits of cloud computing for small businesses.
Barr, J. (n.d.). Amazon Web Services Blog: Amazon EC2 Beta. Amazon Web Services Blog. Retrieved October 8, 2011, from http://aws.typepad.com/aws/2006/08/amazon_ec2_beta.html
This blog entry talks about the general idea behind cloud computing in its early stages. It was useful because it provided a look at an early version of cloud computing.
CLIFFORD, S., Times, N. Y., 11, J., & 2010. (n.d.). EPIC - Cloud Computing. EPIC - Electronic Privacy Information Center. Retrieved October 8, 2011, from http://epic.org/privacy/cloudcomputing/
This site defines cloud computing, and discusses its background, various types, issues and case studies. It was useful in that it provided a good background on cloud computing.
Higher Education; CLOUD2 Commission Releases Federal Cloud Computing Roadmap. (2011, August). Education Letter,30. Retrieved October 10, 2011, from http://mutex.gmu.edu:2048/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=2415926921&Fmt=3&clientId=31810&RQT=309&VName=PQD
This article is about a U.S. committee formed to discuss cloud deployment. It was useful in that it addressed the issues of trust and security which act as a barrier to this technology.
Knorr, E. (n.d.). What cloud computing really means | Cloud Computing - InfoWorld. Business technology, IT news, product reviews and enterprise IT strategies - InfoWorld. Retrieved October 7, 2011, from http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/what-cloud-computing-really-means-031?page=0,0
This article gives a general overview of cloud computing. It was useful because it demonstrated the benefits for an expanding business.
Marshall University Achieves Greater IT Agility with Opscode :Large Public University Uses Chef for Automation and Configuration Management Freeing up Time and Resources. (6 September). PR Newswire. Retrieved October 9, 2011, from http://mutex.gmu.edu:2048/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=2443685891&Fmt=3&clientId=31810&RQT=309&VName=PQD
This article discusses the implementation of cloud computing at Marshall University. It was useful because it demonstrated the potential benefits of cloud computing for a small IT staff.
Osayamwen, E. (2010, April 1). Preparing Information Assurance Graduates for Tomorrow's Challenges. Security Technology & Design , 20, 34. Retrieved October 8, 2011, from the ProQuest database. http://mutex.gmu.edu:2048/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=2041537051&Fmt=3&clientId=31810&RQT=309&VName=PQD
This article talks about the role of cloud computing in the globalized economy. It was useful because it addressed the security concerns that arise from the outsourcing of daily operations to third parties.
Rochwerger, B., Breitgand, D., Ben-Yehuda, M., Emmerich, W., Galán, F., Levy, E., et al. (2009). The Reservoir Model and Architecture for Open Federated Cloud Computing. IBM Journal of Research and Development, 53(4). Retrieved October 8, 2011, from http://www.reservoir-fp7.eu/uploads/Publications/The%20RESERVOIR%20Model%20and%20Architecture%20for%20Open%20Federated%20Cloud%20Computing.pdf
This article contained a model for cloud infrastructure. It was useful in that it provided some background information regarding the pioneers of cloud computing.
"Blue computer" clip art on conclusion.html page is obtained from Microsoft Office 2010 clip art collection (retrieved on 10/31/2011). This image is related to my topic because it is a computer.
"Cloud" clip art on conclusion.html page is obtained from Microsoft Office 2003 clip art collection (retrieved on 11/11/2011). This image is related to my topic because it is a cloud.
"What is Cloud Computing?" video on introduction.html page was obtained from youtube.com (retrieved on 11/11/2011). http://youtu.be/ae_DKNwK_ms . Terms of Service . This video is related to my topic because it discusses cloud computing.