cloud computing
noun
: the practice of storing regularly used computer data on multiple servers that can be accessed through the Internet
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Crusoe, the startup developing OpenAI’s massive Stargate data center in Texas, is launching a new cloud computing product that puts it into competition with hyperscalers, and possibly even OpenAI.
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The rise of cloud computing in the 2010s forced Cisco to decrease its reliance on hardware networking equipment.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
That may well have been why Bezos, who has extensive business interests with the federal government, including his space company Blue Origin and Amazon’s cloud computing contracts, decided to write the check in the first place.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Microsoft beat expectations on the top and bottom lines, but the stock tumbled 10% on Thursday after a dip in cloud computing growth.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The rise of cloud computing in the 2010s forced Cisco to decrease its reliance on hardware networking equipment.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
That may well have been why Bezos, who has extensive business interests with the federal government, including his space company Blue Origin and Amazon’s cloud computing contracts, decided to write the check in the first place.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Microsoft beat expectations on the top and bottom lines, but the stock tumbled 10% on Thursday after a dip in cloud computing growth.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Cloud computing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloud%20computing. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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