Cloud Computing“Cloud computing is a type of computing that relies on sharing computing resources rather than relying on local services or personal devices to manage applications. Cloud is used as a metaphor for "Internet", so the phrase cloud computing means "a type of Internet-based computing", in which different services, such as servers, storage and applications, are provided to users. computers and devices within an organization. via the Internet. Cloud computing is comparable to grid computing, a type of computing in which the unused processing cycles of all computers on a network are leveraged to solve problems that are too intensive for a standalone machine (Web 2.0). While “Web 2.0 is the term used to describe a second generation of the World Wide Web focused on the ability of people to collaborate and share information online. Web 2.0 basically refers to the transition from static HTML web pages to a more dynamic, organized web based on delivering web applications to users. Other enhanced features of Web 2.0 include open communication with an emphasis on web-based user communities. , and more open sharing of information. Over time, Web 2.0 has been used more as a marketing term than an IT term. Blogs, wikis, and web services are all considered components of Web 2.0. Web 2.0 was previously used synonymously with the Semantic Web, but although the two are similar, they do not share exactly the same meaning (Web 2.0). The cloud aims to apply traditional supercomputing which is also high-performance computing power. It is a way to provide and personalize information; it provides data storage or great power to immerse yourself in computer games. Cloud computing works this way using...... middle of paper...... May 14, 2014, at http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/C/cloud_computing.htmlMcAfee, A. ( 2006). Enterprise 2.0: the dawn of emerging collaboration. MIT Sloan Management Review. Flight. 47, no. 3, p. 21–28.Therwanger, E. (May 26, 2010). InnovativeDen.com » Advantages and disadvantages of Web 2.0 technologies. InnovativeDen.com » Advantages and disadvantages of Web 2.0 technologies. Retrieved May 15, 2014 from http://www.innovativeden.com/blogs/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-web-2-0-technologies/Web 2.0. (nd). What is Web 2.0? Webopedia. Retrieved May 14, 2014 from http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/Web_2_point_0.htmlViswanathan, P. (nd). What you need to know before moving to the cloud. Mobile devices About.com. Retrieved May 15, 2014 from http://mobiledevices.about.com/od/additionalresources/a/Cloud-Computing-Is-It-Really-All-That-Beneficial.htm