This presentation provides an overview of cloud computing. It introduces the group members and defines cloud computing as delivering computing and application services over a network. The key characteristics of cloud computing are on-demand access, network access, shared resources, and scalability. The presentation describes the cloud computing architecture and models including deployment models of public, private, community and hybrid clouds. It also explains the service models of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS).