October 20, 2011 - Timothy Chou

Title: Cloud: Seven Clear Business Models

Abstract:
While most CS/engineering students are learning the basic technologies which underly cloud computing, few understand the fundamental economics. This talk will first focus on seven business models which underly most of the business and consumer technology industry. These fundamental economic differences and the accompanying technology form the basis of this next generation of cloud computing services. The second part of the talk discusses a five layer cloud computing stack with many case studies and concludes with some challenges for the JHU students.