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When Clouds Start Socializing: The Sky Model

When Clouds Start Socializing: The Sky Model

Said Elnaffar, Zakaria Maamar, Quan Z. Sheng
Copyright: © 2013 |Volume: 9 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 7
ISSN: 1548-1131|EISSN: 1548-114X|EISBN13: 9781466633025|DOI: 10.4018/jebr.2013040101
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Elnaffar, Said, et al. "When Clouds Start Socializing: The Sky Model." IJEBR vol.9, no.2 2013: pp.1-7. http://doi.org/10.4018/jebr.2013040101

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Elnaffar, S., Maamar, Z., & Sheng, Q. Z. (2013). When Clouds Start Socializing: The Sky Model. International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR), 9(2), 1-7. http://doi.org/10.4018/jebr.2013040101

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Elnaffar, Said, Zakaria Maamar, and Quan Z. Sheng. "When Clouds Start Socializing: The Sky Model," International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR) 9, no.2: 1-7. http://doi.org/10.4018/jebr.2013040101

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Abstract

This paper discusses the possible blend between social computing and cloud computing. The result of this blend is the Sky model in which several clouds engaged in different types of social relations like collaboration and competition. Challenges and opportunities associated with the Sky model are reported in this work.

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