16 February 2012 •

Cloud Computing Explained

I'm sure everyone has heard the term "Cloud Computing" being the new buzz phrase on the internet, but what is it? In essence Cloud Computing is used to describe hosted services, whether it be storage, infrastructure or software. As an example millions of people have moved away from running email software on their computers to cloud…

I’m sure everyone has heard the term “Cloud Computing” being the new buzz phrase on the internet, but what is it? In essence Cloud Computing is used to describe hosted services, whether it be storage, infrastructure or software.

As an example millions of people have moved away from running email software on their computers to cloud based email providers such as Google GMail or MSN Hotmail.