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Global INET 2012

From Dedicated Virtual Server Technology to the Cloud Computing tremendous growth, World Economy is on its way to bargain on the Information Business i.e Internet. Jump in to answer some of the Questions of our time ,Meet and network with policy makers, technologists, government representatives, and business executives from around the globe as we collaborate on issues that will shape the Internet’s future. Share your views, join the conversation, and help us Imagine the Future Internet

•  How would the World react and change in its Final Voyage to the ultimate Information junction, the Global Citizen Connectivity, the Social Media Impact and the Open Development Culture ?
• How the World of Economy and Growth will depend on this transformation of Society?  
• How will billions of new users transform the Internet?
•  What structures and polices will catalyze economic growth?
•  What are the opportunities and challenges for enabling and protecting human rights online?
•  What intellectual property concepts are appropriate for the 21st century?
•  How will society live with an Internet where “nothing ever goes away”?
•  How is social media changing the essence of human interaction?

Now As the Cloud Computing Race is started very fast in India, we are seeing a whole lot of buzz around the corner.  Recently Six North East Indian Universities added the Cloud Computing and Mobile Technology Curriculum to there academic Courses, which is basically an initiative by the Software Giant Microsoft with is Windows Azure Platform . The inclusion of Study Material, Research and Development for this emmerging Technology is a big boost to the youth of India ,to harness its potentials and prepare themseleves for the future Prospects.

For the reason of Study and Research I am writing this article on a very specific and brief in What exactly is Cloud Computing, and What are the diffrent Models and Concept.

What is a Cloud Computing?

In a Basic Sense the Cloud Computing is the Information Services which can be consumed and delivered by the Internet, with on – demand scalibility and Vitualization of Services. Five of the Properties that can be seen in aCloud based Services, which are as follows:

1. Dedicated Services – On-Demand Services
2. Broad Network Access
3. Resource Pooling (Location Pooling)
4. Scale-able on Demand
5. Metered Services – Pay for Services used

What are the Different Models of Cloud Computing ?

There are 3 Diffrent Models of Cloud Computing.

• 1. SAAS Model – Software as a Service – Complete Organization Service Salesforce.com,ZOHO CRM, Microsoft CRM
• 2. PAAS Model – Platform as a Service – Windows Azure, Google Apps
• 3. IAAS Model – Infrastructure as a Service. (Metered Service) Amazon EC2.

Out of all these Services Windows Azure and Google Apps are more generic and mostly targetted to the Public domain. The beauty of these services is that they have a great branding and as well as the best service. With these two services one can mplement all the three types of Cloud Computing models.
Like Windows Azure is regarded as the PAAS model but it also affording the IAAS model with the metered services, which means you can Pay as you go with the service, and no Commitment is required for that. Check out the Details here (http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/offers/ms-azr-0003p)

Google Apps for Business

Google Apps are the tools which one can get online and manage the daily process in the Cloud (basically online). You donot need to take the files for business with you. That means as the Cloud Computing we are talking , its already there with the Google account. If you have a simple Gmail account and you can check out all these apps by yourself.

Today we will look into the three types of Business Google Apps available i.e Google Apps, Google Apps for Business and Google Apps for Education, with a brief comparision so that he best flavous of your choice makes your decision for your business to go Cloud.

Google Apps
Individuals, groups and entrepreneurs can get up to 10 custom accounts like you@example.com for free. The Available Features with the Google Apps is as follows:

Messaging apps : Gmail, Google Talk,and Google Calendar
Collaboration apps : Google Docs, Google Sites,and more
More Google applications : Google Reader, Blogger, Picasa Web Albums, AdWords and more
Business security : SSO, forced SSL, custom password strength requirements and more

Google Apps for Business
Businesses can get the added controls and features that companies need at $5 per user per month.With the Google Apps for Business there comes some of the extra features added to the google apps

• Google Video for Business and Google Groups for Business
• Business features :25GB email storage per user,BlackBerry and Microsoft Outlook interchangeability and more
• Business support and reliability 99.9% uptime guarantee SLA and 24×7 support

Google Apps for Education
Schools can also get many of the capabilities offered to businesses, but at no charge.

For more analytically details in tabular form of these comparision you can check out the Image Above.

Now This is real with words the Jungles of Amazon were just Junglee.com in India. Here is what the online shopping experience to jump upon for the Indian Subcontinent Sellers and Buyers, just like its Parent Company Amazon doing for the western World.

Amazon Junglee Online Shopping India

Junglee is an online shopping service by Amazon which enables customers to find and discover products from online and offline retailers in India and from Amazon.com. Junglee organizes massive selection and multiple buying options from hundreds of sellers, and leverages Amazon’s proven technologies and millions of customer reviews to help customers make smart purchase decisions.

Junglee Online Shopping India Website

Customers can discover over 1.2 crore products and 14,000 brands, and purchase items directly from hundreds of retailers including Homeshop18, UniverCell, Hidesign, Gitanjali, The Bombay Store, Fabindia, Bata India Limited, Dabur Uveda, Microsoft India Store, Reebok, and Amazon.com. Customers can buy products online by following the link to the seller’s website or find a seller’s physical store if they would rather purchase the product in person or call the seller and place an order by phone. Please visit Junglee.com for more details.

Amazon is also building a Customer fulfillment center in Mumbai and With the start of India’s Amazon – Junglee.com it will relay mostly on the development centers in Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai.