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The objective of this chapter is to introduce the concept of cloud computing by presenting a quick refresh of traditional computing model, namely monolithic computing, client–server computing, distributed computing, cluster computing, grid computing, etc., as well as comparing and contrasting it with other computing models, including recent advancements.
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Surianarayanan, C., Chelliah, P.R. (2023). Introduction to Cloud Computing. In: Essentials of Cloud Computing. Texts in Computer Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32044-6_1
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