The Cloud comes down to Earth.

The article looks at the role of cloud computing in the efforts of the city government of Chicago, Illinois to raise awareness of the Taste of Chicago festival. The technology originates from Microsoft, wherein the cloud computing application cuts printing costs worth thousands of dollars and provid...

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Publicado en:American City & County Vol. 126; no. 1; pp. 24 - 28
Autor principal: Barkin, Robert
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Penton Media, Inc. Jan2011
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Sumario:The article looks at the role of cloud computing in the efforts of the city government of Chicago, Illinois to raise awareness of the Taste of Chicago festival. The technology originates from Microsoft, wherein the cloud computing application cuts printing costs worth thousands of dollars and provide data in an interactive manner so that users can explore the event. Cloud computing has various benefits including broad network access, resource pooling, and rapid elasticity.