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This article describes the state of the art of cloud computing, focusing on its features and on the variety of services and applications that can be placed inside a cloud system, such as databases, processing, cloud gaming, storage and backup, etc.. This article also assesses and highlights the advantages and disadvantages of using cloud computing by companies and provides an overview of cloud computing trends and solutions currently available.
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Sénica, N., Teixeira, C., Pinto, J.S. (2011). Cloud Computing: A Platform of Services for Services. In: Cruz-Cunha, M.M., Varajão, J., Powell, P., Martinho, R. (eds) ENTERprise Information Systems. CENTERIS 2011. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 220. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24355-4_10
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