I enjoyed James Urquhart’s post, “In cloud computing, data is not electricity,” which points out some of the sillier analogies we’re seeing in the emerging cloud computing space. Specifically, ...

Cloud computing is a hyped-up term, a recent report from Gartner found. But behind the hype there are significant benefits to some technologies in the cloud industry and some of the terms being ...

Define cloud computing. Go ahead. Do it. Now turn to the person next to you. Ask them to define it. That definition is a lot different than yours, isn’t it? One problem solution providers face as they ...

First, let me explain what the digital cloud actually is. Imagine a network of interconnected servers and data centers, all talking to one another and to your favorite digital devices over the ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Investopedia / Joules Garcia Cloud computing ...

Cloud computing is the on-demand delivery of computing services such as servers, storage, databases, networking, software, and analytics. Rather than keeping files on a proprietary hard drive or local ...