Resource-Based Computing

= an alternative, more precise concept to Cloud Computing

Description

"It’s the idea that computing is a resource that you can bill for, rather than buy outright. It’s rooted in modern operating systems, with the ultimate hardware abstraction layer - the whole damn computer. You build your app to fit the resource you want to tap, depending on your level of skill or commitment to the nuts and bolts of the machine. The more abstract, the less control you have over your environment, but the less you have to manage day-to-day. Like everything else, it’s a tradeoff." (http://www.cloudmess.com/)