Hi  All,
I am new in Cloud Computing and just started my PhD programme. The purpose
of this is to discuss how cloud computing could be perceived from different
view angles. In my view, I have been able to identify five different view
angles:

   - *Top down View*
      - The overall cloud computing service criteria.
   - *Service Provider’s View*
      -  What are the algorithms/techniques that make a cloud service
      offering a proper solution to the cloud consumer/user?
      - Which service providers are offering the criteria features in a
      technically challenging and solution complete to the cloud consumers?
   - *Technical View* – This is about the technical algorithms and protocol
      - What makes a cloud service viable for a cloud consumer on a
      platform (technically in terms of the cloud computing service criteria).
      - What are the algorithms & techniques that make each cloud computing
      criteria item work properly on any user platform?
   - *Communication View*
      - **How does the algorithms & technicalities fit with each other in
      terms of the cloud service offerings i.e. connectivity, complexity,
      communications link?
   - *Implementation View*
      - **How would a cloud consumer/user be offered a cloud service using
      a link on a particular platform with constraints?
      - What are the implementation issues in cloud computing?

I need your views on the above. Any contributions and ideas would be highly
appreciated. In terms of User platform, I am referring to (SaaS, PaaS,
IaaS).
Regards
Owen Oriaku