Getting started
Cloud computing is basically delivering computing as a service. In this approach, infrastructure, applications, and software platforms are all available as a service to consumers to use anytime, ideally with a pay-to-go-based model.
Let's understand the cloud with a use case. Many years back, when we needed a dedicated server, we had to initially pay up-front for the entire month to the hosting provider and after this, we had to wait for servers to get provisioned. Meanwhile, if we wanted to resize the server, we needed to raise a support ticket, and the hosting provider would manually resize the server, which sometimes would take up to 24 hours.
Cloud computing is a model in which computing resources (for example, servers, ...
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