What is Cloud?

Cloud computing is a term that describes the delivery of services and applications over a network, rather than having them hosted locally. Cloud computing can be an economical approach for IT departments to provide services to their users while only paying for what they need. Because cloud computing relies on a network connection instead of a company's own servers, it must also be architected in a way to ensure secure data transmission from one entity to another.

Cloud articles describe how to use a cloud service like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. Topics related to the cloud include security considerations, limitations of using a cloud platform, and benefits from using a cloud platform.