Cloud computing and management processes

Cloud computing represents a modern concept in the area of informatics, consisting of a distributed assembly of computational services, applications, access to information and data storage, in such a manner that the user does not need to know the placement and physical configuration of the systems supplying theses services. There is no assimilated Romanian translation for the term cloud computing. Cloud platforms allow systems to provide levels of high-availability that are impossible to reach using private networks, except when massive investments are made. A first and major advantage of the cloud is that a reduced quantity of resources can be acquired and if necessary the structure can be expanded.