A research on commercial bank information systems based on cloud computing

Cloud computing is a rapidly developing information technology that has aroused the concern of the whole world. Cloud computing is an Internet-based application platform, which provides enterprises with shared resources including hardware, software, data storage, and customizable business applications on demand. Cloud computing technology provides a new way to construct banks´ information system. This paper briefly introduces the principle, characteristics and applications of cloud computing. It also elaborates the defects of bank information systems, and explores the innovative applications of cloud computing in banks. In addition, a case about CCB is analyzed in this paper.