cloud computing

noun

|Updated on: 18 Aug 2018

Definition of cloud computing

: the practice of storing regularly used computer data on multiple servers that can be accessed through the Internet

Recent Examples of cloud computing from the Web

Privacy rules designed for the landline phone, postbox and filing cabinet urgently need to be strengthened for the age of the smartphone, e-mail and cloud computing.

— The Economist, "Does China’s digital police state have echoes in the West?," 31 May 2018
That gives Amazon a valuable window into changes in how corporations in the 21st century are using cloud computing to replace their own data centers.

— laura stevens, WSJ, "‘You’re Stupid if You Don’t Get Scared’: When Amazon Goes From Partner to Rival," 1 June 2018
Google's Firebase and Cloud Platform products offer easy ways to do push messaging, analytics, cloud computing, and integration with Google services.

— ron amadeo, Ars Technica, "Android Things 1.0 launches, Google promises 3 years of updates for every device," 7 May 2018
The focus of the second floor would be robotics, droids, rovers and virtual and augmented reality, and the third flood would target communication technology, artificial intelligence, cloud computing and computer vision such as cameras and sensors.

— suzanne baker, Naperville Sun, "Tech incubator could be coming to Naperville," 22 Mar. 2018
Rekognition uses Amazon's cloud computing network AWS to compare images to a database of images the customer has provided.

— USA TODAY, "Orlando police decide to keep testing controversial Amazon facial recognition program," 9 July 2018
Amazon still makes the bulk of its money through the sales of goods and its widely used cloud computing business, Amazon Web Services, but its advertising business is growing.

— NBC News, "Jeff Bezos and Amazon have the advertising industry looking over its shoulder," 5 July 2018
The Dream Box made its debut in Europe last year, selling units to companies such as L’Oreal and cloud computing firm OVH, said Galia Jacobs, a spokeswoman for Silence Business Solutions.

— robert channick, chicagotribune.com, "Office napping climbs out from under the desk and into high-tech pods," 5 July 2018
But Lowery says the real problem for the company are new types of cloud computing services, such as Amazon's Lambda, which enable developers to run small bits of code in the cloud without virtual machines or containers.

— klint finley, WIRED, "Dell Is Ready to Go Public Again. But Has it Really Changed?," 2 July 2018

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