Cloud computing doesn't really come from the sky. Much of it is actually delivered via underground and undersea cables. It's called 'cloud computing' because when engineers diagram their corporate ...

Cloud computing is a nebulous concept. It means one thing to one person and something else to another. A team of computer scientists at the National Association of Standards and Technology (NIST) has ...

As most of my regular readers know, I work as a technology strategy advisor for several different government agencies; in that role I get to spend quality time with folks from NIST (the National ...

This article is published by AllBusiness.com, a partner of TIME. What is "Cloud Computing"? Cloud computing is a model of computing that allows users to access, store, and manage data and applications ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Almost everybody engages in "cloud computing," but a recent survey revealed that most people ...

Yesterday I asked a simple question on twitter. "If your "PaaS" (Platform as a platform) requires the deployment of Virtual machines, is it really PaaS?" The point of my question is the line between ...

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 ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Khadija Khartit is a strategy, investment, ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...

Hardware and software services from a provider on the Internet (the "cloud"). Cloud providers replace in-house operations and are invaluable for companies, no matter their size or type of applications ...