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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Orchestrated by the Biden administration, Microsoft and G42 originally promised to invest in the site ​​around 60 miles (100 kilometers) northwest of Nairobi to provide government and business cloud services on the US tech giant’s Azure cloud computing platform.
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Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
Although Alphabet shares rose, Meta shares tumbled, a sign of investor concerns about the Facebook-parent’s massive AI spending without a clear new revenue opportunity or cloud computing business.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 4 May 2026
Today—as the recent headlines over Anthropic’s Project Glasswing have shown—generative AI can do the job in minutes, often for less than a dollar of cloud computing time.
—Evan Johnson, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
For the world’s leading cloud computing provider, whose core business involves helping companies like Netflix, Adidas, and Pfizer run their websites and operations online, selling software for individual workers is quite a change of pace.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
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Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
Although Alphabet shares rose, Meta shares tumbled, a sign of investor concerns about the Facebook-parent’s massive AI spending without a clear new revenue opportunity or cloud computing business.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 4 May 2026
Today—as the recent headlines over Anthropic’s Project Glasswing have shown—generative AI can do the job in minutes, often for less than a dollar of cloud computing time.
—Evan Johnson, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
For the world’s leading cloud computing provider, whose core business involves helping companies like Netflix, Adidas, and Pfizer run their websites and operations online, selling software for individual workers is quite a change of pace.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Cloud computing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloud%20computing. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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