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Title: What is Cloud Computing? 

Author: Dr. Malinka Ivanova

Dr. Ivonova is currently working as a lecturer in Technical University of Sofia, College of Energetics and Electronics.  In addition she is in charge of two courses: Internet Technologies and Computer Graphics in College of Energetics and Electronics.  She holds a PhD in Automation of Engineering Labour and Systems for Automatized Design from Technical University-Sofia.  Dr. Ivanova has also wrote many publications and has organized many workshops dealing with technology related concepts.  

This was a great presentation that discussed cloud computing at a basic level.  Dr. Ivanova described four sections of cloud computing.  Those four sections included: 1) putting a website on a loud server, 2) as demand increases, computing power scales up instantly, 3) customers stay happy, and 4) as demand decreases, you can release servers back into the cloud.  This was a great overall picture of what cloud computing is.  The presentation also described how with cloud computing an individual or company can pay as they go.  This is essential because the company only pays for a service if they use it.  Dr. also gave some great rationale of why cloud computing is becoming so popular.  She described that is easy to grow or shrink to match your demand.  She also described that the computing power is there when the person/company needs it and they just turn it on.  Lastly, she described that you only have to pay for what it used and not for equipment that just is around “just in case.