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The chapter gives a detailed overview on what we understand as “Cloud Computing” today. It concentrates on the technical levels and on standard definitions. We give brief introductions to the terms “cloud computing” and “cloud services” as they are defined today by describing the major players and roles, for example the consumers, the services and the resources. Following the timeline, we will explore the making of companies and services based on the Web and cloud computing.

Author and consultant Jerry Weinberg claims to have encountered the question “Why does software cost so much?” more than any other in his long career.

The correct answer, he says, is “Compared to what?”

DeMarco (1995) and Weinberg (1992)

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Oppitz, M., Tomsu, P. (2018). Cloud Computing. In: Inventing the Cloud Century. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61161-7_11

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