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 ...

NIST has published the final version of the US Government Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap, Volumes I and II. The roadmap focuses on strategic and tactical objectives to support the federal ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued the final version of its special publication aimed to help demystify cloud computing. Cloud Computing Synopsis and Recommendations ...

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 ...

The term cloud computing, by the way, comes from the field's standard use of drawing the Internet as a cloud in diagrams, according to NIST. The working draft definition also describes five key ...

NIST puts a sharper point on cloud computing National Institute of Standards & Technology issues 10 key recommendations for successful cloud initiatives.

NIST official warns that cloud computing could face a banking-style meltdown.

NIST Cloud Computing Synopsis and Recommendations (Special Publication 800-146) explains cloud computing technology in plain terms and provides practical information for information technology ...

Cloud computing has become the ideal way to deliver enterprise applications—and the preferred solution for companies extending their infrastructure or launching new innovations.

The mushroom cloud became a symbol of the potential of technological advancements for both great promise and great peril. The concept of racing for innovation to harness power brings to mind another ...

The NIST cloud computing research team is studying cloud architectures, security and deployment strategies for the federal government.