Communications of the ACM - Web science
Emerging markets: How ICT advances might help developing nations
Communications of the ACM - The Status of the P versus NP Problem
Cloud computing and SaaS as new computing platforms
Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM
Cloud computing and developing nations
Communications of the ACM
Cloud computing and electricity: beyond the utility model
Communications of the ACM
Why cloud computing will never be free
Communications of the ACM
Moving to the edge: a CTO roundtable on network virtualization
Communications of the ACM
Up in the Air: Moving Your Applications to the Cloud
IEEE Software
Grids and Clouds: Making Workflow Applications Work in Heterogeneous Distributed Environments
International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications
Taiwan sees clouds in its forecast
IEEE Spectrum
Toward publicly auditable secure cloud data storage services
IEEE Network: The Magazine of Global Internetworking
International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems
Determinant of Intention to Use Search Engine Advertising: A Conceptual Model
International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems
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Cloud computing has spread within enterprise faster than many other IT innovations. In cloud computing, computer services are accessed over the Internet in a scalable fashion, where the user is abstracted in varying degrees from the actual hardware and software and pays only for resources used. This paper examines the adoption of cloud computing in various regions of the world, as well as the potential of cloud computing to impact computing in developing countries. The authors propose that cloud computing offers varying benefits and appears differently in regions across the world, enabling many users to obtain sophisticated computing architectures and applications that are cost-prohibitive to acquire locally. The authors examine issues of privacy, security, and reliability of cloud computing and discuss the outlook for firms and individuals in both developing and developed countries seeking to utilize cloud computing for their computing needs.