Cloud computing provides on-demand access to configurable computing resources over the network. It has driven market shifts due to economics like pay-per-use and agility. While security and reliability are risks, consumers benefit from collaboration and a focus on core business strengths. The cloud computing market was worth $111 billion in 2012 and is projected to reach $131 billion in 2013, with software as a service making up nearly half of revenue. Infrastructure as a service, platform as a service, and software as a service are the main service models.
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