What is Cloud Computing? Cloud Computing Defined Our definition of cloud computing is based on five attributes : multitenancy (shared resources), massive scalability, elasticity, pay as you go, and self-provisioning of resources. Fig. 1-1 Cloud Computing OR Local Storage http://amarjondhalekar.blogspot.com Multitenancy (shared resources) Unlike previous computing models, which assumed dedicated resources (i.e., computing facilities dedicated to a single user or owner), cloud computing is based on a business model in which resources are shared (i.e., multiple users use the same resource) at the network level, host level, and application level. Massive scalability ...