MIS 302 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Software As A Service, Turbotax, Partly Cloudy
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Chapter (cid:883)(cid:882): (cid:498)software in flux: partly cloudy and sometimes free(cid:499) Cloud computing replacing computing resources-an orgs, or individuals hardware or software, with services provided over the internet. Hard to define it reshaping software, hardware, and service markets and is impacting competitive dynamics across industry. Describes the use of cloud computing to provide excess capacity during periods of spiking demand. Cloudbursting is a scalability solution that is usually provided as an overflow service, kicking in as needed. Designed to deal w/ unpredicted but highly impactful events (punctuated equilibrium) Will kick in when needed and stay dormant when don"t need it. Ex. when lady gaga released cd, some disruption happened cause sudden excess of ppl but can fix w/ cloudbursting. The internet was designed to be redundant and fault-tolerant meaning that if one network, connecting wire, or server stops working, everything else should keep on running. Where services replace hardware that a firm might otherwise purchase.
