Cloud computing is a computing model that involves delivering hosted services over the Internet. It enables convenient, on-demand access to a shared pool of computing resources, which may include networks, servers, storage or software applications.
Author: Gretchen Curtis
Gretchen is a Communications and New Media consultant for Nebula, NASA’s Cloud Computing Platform, operating under the direction of Ames CIO Chris C. Kemp. Gretchen began her career ten years ago as a Technical Staffing consultant in Silicon Valley and helped to build teams at companies like AOL, Fujitsu, Sun and Oracle. Her love of Social and New Media, Web 2.0 and Viral Marketing eventually led her to Flock, Inc., the Social Web Browser, in 2006. As the Sr. Manager of Business Operations, she oversaw the Finance, Human Resource and Legal Departments, established Flock’s Canadian subsidiary in British Columbia and helped the company secure it’s third round of financing in 2007. In her spare time Gretchen is a book worm and Tech gossip junkie.