A: In simple terms, anyone who is using a program or service that is on the Internet is participating in cloud computing. If I can paraphrase “Cloud Computing for Dummies,” the “cloud” in ...

Everything you need to know about the cloud explained Fully updated: An introduction to cloud computing, right from the basics up to IaaS and PaaS, hybrid, public, and private cloud, AWS and Azure.

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 ...

Cloud computing lets businesses scale, innovate, and offer global services. Netflix's adoption of AWS is one impressive example.

I enjoyed James Urquhart’s post, “In cloud computing, data is not electricity,” which points out some of the sillier analogies we’re seeing in the emerging cloud computing space ...

A familiarity with cloud computing terminology will help you follow the industry's developments. This glossary offers a rundown of more than 40 cloud terms.

The post is not intended to provide an detailed look at what Cloud Computing is all about. There is an abundance of information available elsewhere from others more suited to that task.

Is 'cloud computing' the next big thing in IT, or are you just a victim of 'cloud wash?' Recent statements by Oracle's CEO Larry Ellison and software-licensing contrarian Richard Stallman zeroed into ...