Cloud computing is a nebulous concept. It means one thing to one person and something else to another. A team of computer scientists at the National Association of Standards and Technology (NIST) has ...

According to the official NIST definition, "cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g ...

The working definition of cloud computing described by NIST is "a pay-per-use model for enabling available, convenient and on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing ...

The definition embraced by so many reads as follows: "Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources ...

The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing (NIST Special Publication 800-145) describes cloud computing as “a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of ...

Draft NIST Working Definition of Cloud Computing 4-24-09 Peter Mell and Tim Grance - National Institute of Standards and Technology, Information Technology Laboratory ...

NIST’s guidance adds to existing work done by the Cloud Security Alliance and the European Network and Information Security Agency and it’s Cloud Computing Risk Assessment.

This cloud model promotes availability and is composed of five essential characteristics, three service models, and four deployment models.’ The NIST’s two-page definition of the cloud notes ...

Recently updated research from NIST helps CIOs cut through the fear, uncertainty, and doubt of vendor hype about cloud computing.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology released the first two volumes of its cloud computing roadmap for public comment. The publication, U.S. Government Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is going to weigh in on cloud computing and has started by working on a definition of what cloud computing is. While it hasn’t officially ...