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Mark L. Badger, Timothy Grance, Robert Patt-Corner, Jeffrey M. Voas
Abstract
This document reprises the NIST-established definition of cloud computing, describes cloud computing benefits and open issues, presents an overview of major classes of cloud technology, and provides guidelines and recommendations on how organizations should consider the relative opportunities and risks of cloud computing.
Badger, M.
, Grance, T.
, Patt-Corner, R.
and Voas, J.
(2012),
Cloud Computing Synopsis and Recommendations, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-146
(Accessed October 6, 2025)