What is Cloud Computing?
Cloud computing is something of a misnomer; it is a marketing term for a technology model that may be adopted to consume computing resources and services.
As a technology platform, the cloud can benefit many audiences, addressing a need to access self-service, on-demand computing resources and services that are secure, governed, automated, elastic, and scalable, allowing the platform to cater to demand.
The value of a cloud provider platform is as an enabler of digital transformation and innovation. It provides quicker time to market and value and economies of scale, with an operating model that is governed, elastic, agile, and combined with a flexible cost model.
These abilities provide choices in how computing resources and services can be provided and consumed to suit an organization’s needs and operating model most appropriately.
Microsoft, Amazon, Alibaba, and Google are the largest cloud platform providers. The public cloud operating...
