Hui Zheng
IT Department
George Mason University

Conclusion

"The cloud is not simply the latest fashionable term for the Internet. The cloud is where you go to use technology when you need it, for as long as you need it and not a minute more." (Reese) Cloud computing provide the service users better availability, reduced cost and increase storage space. Cloud computing lead a contextual shift on how computers are provisioned and accessed. Users no longer need to worry about all the technological problems come with the software or hardware. One thing standing between the users and information is the browser. Many advantages of cloud computing have proved it's a new generation of computing, pay as you go service help you to prevent waste of money and the service's availability can be increase as well. Information technology no longer needs to focus on individual's computer performance, but instead maintaining the servers. It makes future computing an easy and more efficient path for everyone. There will be better and more well round improvements in the future. The system won't died, but instead evolve into something that will last years to come.