The past few years have witnessed a rapid rise in advanced computing technologies on a worldwide basis and India is no exception to this trend. Cluster computing, grid computing and the more recent cloud computing are all instances of advanced computing technologies. Cluster computing involves connecting multiple computers to create a robust computing device. Grid computing involves assembling computer resources from various administrative domains to achieve a common goal. However, companies nowadays increasingly prefer cloud computing where the need for physically installed servers is slowly getting eliminated, and data is stored on space allotted on remote servers. In fact, various computing technologies have evolved over time, with the aim of making the whole process more efficient and less time consuming. Apart from this, some of the more advanced computing technologies include cognitive computing and autonomic computing. Hide this