Cloud Computing is an important new paradigm in the area of Information Technology that currently provides a common basis for a new wave of technology development such as Big Data and in pushing further the mobility-based pervasive computing concept. Cloud Computing embodies advances in computing, networking, and storage technologies which individually and collectively include major hardware and software breakthroughs. These include computer virtualization, distributed and replicated storage, and software based networking. In its own turn, Cloud Computing motivates further technology advancement and changes how the modern IT infrastructure is built and evolves. There is a growing demand for specialists with strong technical background and deep knowledge of the Cloud Computing technologies.
