The aim of the assessment is to identify the different aspects associated with cloud computing. Cloud computing is considered as one of the emerging technologies that helps in improving the performance of an organization. Cloud computing is considered as a wide pool of technology that helps in improving the performance. The paper aims at defining the basic concepts related to cloud computing. The advantages and the characteristics that are associated with the cloud computing technology will be discussed within the paper.

Keywords : Cloud Computing, PaaS, SaaS, IaaS, Resource, Self Services, Hybrid Cloud.