In recent years,cloud computing as a new computing service model has become a research hotspot in computer science.This paper is to give a brief analysis and survey on the current cloud computing systems from the definition,deployment model,characteristics and key technologies.Then,the major international and domestic research enterprises and application products on cloud computing are compared and analyzed.Finally,the challenges and opportunities in current research of cloud computing are discussed,and the future directions are pointed out.So,it will help to provide a scientific analysis and references for use and operation of cloud computing.