Cloud Computing is the delivery of computing services – processing , storage, networking, data – over the internet, on a pay as you go cost model.
Cloud Computing is:
- Scalable – change computing resources based on demand, or in preparation of demand, or for changes of workload. You can scale vertically (Up) e.g., adding a faster CPU or changing memory; or horizontally (Out) by adding more servers
- Elastic – automatically adding computing resources in response to demand and removing when unnecessary
- Cost Effectiveness – economies of scale and only paying for what is used
- Current – IT maintenance performed by the cloud vendor
- Reliable – backups and disaster recovery
- Secure – both physical and digital
More Information
https://azure.microsoft.com/overview/what-is-cloud-computing/
https://azure.microsoft.com/overview/cloud-computing-dictionary/
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