The best replacement for cloud computing is saas.

The best alternatives to cloud computing are rated as following:
★★★★★  saas
★★★★★  virtualization
★★★★★  grid computing
★★★  hosting
★★  distributed computing
★★  mainframe
★★  client server
★  soa
★  big data
★  asp
★  dedicated server
★  cluster computing
★  outsourcing
★  data center
★  traditional hosting
★  traditional computing
  managed hosting
  web services
  software as a service
  parallel computing
  hosted
  web 2.0
  colocation
  cdn
  virtual private server
  client–server model
  grid
  utility computing

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Other search terms related to cloud computing and their ratings are:
★★★★★ virtualization
★★★★ amazon web services
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