cloud computing
internet-based computing in which large groups of remote servers are networked so as to allow sharing of data-processing tasks, centralized data storage, and online access to computer services or resources.
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A comprehensive guide on using Google Trends for keyword research | Aayush Gupta | February 12, 2021 | Search Engine WatchThe web service business ushered in the era of cloud computing and now accounts for more than half of Amazon’s operating profit.
The South African origins of Andy Jassy’s profitable Amazon division | Uwagbale Edward-Ekpu | February 7, 2021 | QuartzThat developed into a new market for the company, Amazon Web Services, a giant, profit-driving cloud computing operation that now powers websites around the world.
Jeff Bezos stepping down as Amazon CEO, transitioning to executive chair role | Jay Greene, Tony Romm | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostGoogle’s founders expanded their idea of free access to the world’s information, pioneered in 1998, into Google Maps, Gmail and YouTube, and transitioned into devices and cloud computing.
With Bezos out as Amazon CEO, Zuckerberg is the last man standing | Elizabeth Dwoskin | February 3, 2021 | Washington PostGoogle invented search but bought YouTube and was a late-comer to cloud computing.
That new cloud-computing technology will irrevocably change the community banking system.
Tablets and cloud computing have reshaped the information industry.
As Obama Redistributes the Golden Eggs, Time to Praise the Goose | David Frum | January 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen his clients discuss cloud computing, he says, the question has shifted from “why would you do that?”
Blame It on the Cloud: Amazon Outage Shows Peril of Outsourcing Data | Daniel Gross | October 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST"cloud computing" really captured the imagination and became the common name before the technology was even all that common.
New Words Added to Merriam-Webster Dictionary: ‘Man Cave,’ ‘Sexting,’ and More | Kory L. Stamper | August 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTcloud computing makes it more difficult for a forensic investigation.
Fugitives Who Love Facebook: The Next Big Crime Wave | Winston Ross | April 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for cloud computing
a model of computer use in which services stored on the internet are provided to users on a temporary basis
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