Cloud computing overview, including SaaS, PaaS and IaaS delivery models, market size, cloud AI services (AIaaS and RaaS), cost and broader digital transformation (DX) benefits, and security and other risks.
You can learn more about cloud computing via the ExplainingComputers web page at: https://www.explainingcomputers.com/cloud.html
You can also download the first chapter of my 2010 cloud computing book here: https://www.explainingcomputers.com/BGT_Cloud_Computing_Extract.pdf
And the opening of my “Digital Genesis” book here: https://www.explainingcomputers.com/genesis_sampler.pdf
And the “Drivers of Digital Transformation” video I mention is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIIARnQD5c4
REFERENCES:
Below are links to various sources and cloud services covered in the video:
Gartner predictions of cloud computing market size: https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2018-09-12-gartner-forecasts-worldwide-public-cloud-revenue-to-grow-17-percent-in-2019
IDC predictions of cloud computing market size: https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS44891519
SAAS PROVIDERS:
Salesforce: https://www.salesforce.com/uk
Netsuite: http://www.netsuite.com
PAAS PROVIDERS:
Salesforce: https://www.salesforce.com/products/platform/overview/
Microsoft Azure PaaS: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/overview/what-is-paas/
Google App Engine: https://cloud.google.com/appengine/
IAAS PROVIDERS:
IBM IaaS: https://www.ibm.com/uk-en/cloud/infrastructure
Microsoft IaaS: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-au/overview/what-is-iaas/
Alibaba IaaS: https://www.alibabacloud.com/knowledge/what-is-iaas
Amazon Web Services (AWS): https://aws.amazon.com/
NEXT GENERATION CLOUD SERVICES:
Forbes article on AI as a Service (AIaaS): https://www.forbes.com/sites/janakirammsv/2018/02/22/the-rise-of-artificial-intelligence-as-a-service-in-the-public-cloud/#4a7ab74198ee
IBM Watson (cloud AI): https://www.ibm.com/watson
Google Cloud AI: https://cloud.google.com/products/ai/
Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/services/cognitive-services/
Machine Learning on AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/machine-learning/
Information on the Google Cloud Robotics Platform: https://www.analyticsinsight.net/the-era-of-raas-is-here-google-cloud-robotics-platform-to-go-live-in-2019/
IBM Q online quantum computer: https://quantumexperience.ng.bluemix.net/qx
Alibaba CAS quantum computing lab (inc cloud access hardware): http://quantumcomputer.ac.cn/
CLOUD COMPUTING RISKS:
Microsoft e-book store closing:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4497396/books-in-microsoft-store-faq
THE USUAL END STUFF!:
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You may also like my other channel, ExplainingTheFuture, at: https://www.youtube.com/user/explainingthefuture/videos
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