Clouds at the application platform layer will be the new hardware.

(……)应用平台层的云会成为新的硬件。

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The application layer localized code was, along with the platform layer, expected to be specific to each computing platform.

应用程序层中已移植的代码和平台层，都是特定于每个计算平台的。

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The platform is divided into five layers named as locate equipment layer, data collect and check layer, data transaction layer, data transport layer and application layer.

平台为五层结构，分别为现场设备层、数据采集与校验层、数据处理层、数据传输层以及应用层。

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The real carrot is the managed services and software on top of a Cloud platform and application layer.

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In hybrid form, a private cloud can include data stored on premise or off, with a private Platform-as-a-Service middleware layer managing application data and enforcing data security.

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