What is Cloud Computing?

Simply put, cloud computing is the delivery of computing services—servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics and more—over the Internet (“the cloud”). Companies offering these computing services are called cloud providers and typically charge for cloud computing services based on usage, similar to how you are billed for water or electricity at home.

Still foggy on how cloud computing works and what it is for? This beginner’s guide is designed to demystify basic cloud computing jargon and concepts and quickly bring you up to speed.

You are probably using cloud computing right now, even if you don’t realise it. If you use an online service to send email, edit documents, watch movies or TV, listen to music, play games or store pictures and other files, it is likely that cloud computing is making it all possible behind the scenes. The first cloud computing services are barely a decade old, but already a variety of organisations—from tiny startups to global corporations, government agencies to non-profits—are embracing the technology for all sorts of reasons. Here are a few of the things you can do with the cloud:

• Create new apps and services
• Store, back up and recover data
• Host websites and blogs
• Stream audio and video
• Deliver software on demand
• Analyse data for patterns and make predictions

The simple explanation is cloud computing is the delivery of computing services such as servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics and more over the Internet ie the cloud.the medium used for delvering the service is air so it is called as cloud.Companies offering these computing services are called cloud providers and typically charge for cloud computing services based on usage,

Hi Zetta,

This is great question and I would not give you a definition. Instead, I would suggest you to take a look over here -

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/

https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/cloud-platform/

After that, please register yourself with outlook and Hotmail account and do some practical stuff at Azure Portal. You would get USD 200 or 250 credit to play around. It would certainly going to enhance length and breadth of your knowledge around Modern Cloud Computing.

You would get every month credit say USD 25 later on. It would give you base to start.

At Last, owing to my 12 years of offshore/onsite experience, I would say ' Microsoft Cloud Computing' or Azure has a great scope and in demand.

I assume by 2020 almost everything would be at Cloud, so catch the bus at right time.

-DK