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 Originally Posted by GreenHex
The thing is, imagine Exchange and the "service" it provides - it's existed for years and years... same for things like Hotmail, Gmail, Facebook, or whatever. Now, cloud computing is something more than that... the question is, "What?" Otherwise there would be no need to invent a new paradigm, correct?
The problem is, the definitions of cloud computing (and utility, grid etc.) and many other new concepts are evolving. Over time, some definitions and terms will be discarded and other terms recast to capture accurately the essence of what they actually mean.
Hotmail, Gmail, Facebook have all been part of the cloud since they started. They were all internet based and accessed systems.
Exchange originally offered calendering, email, contacts, etc; however, it required a dedicated client to access those services (Outlook).
When they added the web client, Exchange became part of the cloud. Active Sync (over the network) added to that.
There are folks that never even bother using the standard client (Outlook), and instead use web browsers, smart phones, etc to access their Exchange data.
Dat's da cloud (or part of it).
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