Introduction
As Internet services advanced, the cloud evolved into a collection of hardware devices, including data servers and application servers, that provide services such as email, apps, and disk storage for documents, music, and photos. These cloud services include the delivery of software and remote storage space, minimizing the need for local storage on the user’s machines.
If you have an account with a web-based email service like Hotmail or Gmail, you have already experienced the cloud. Instead of running an email program on your computer, you log into a web email account remotely. The storage for your account doesn’t exist on your computer; it’s in the cloud. For example, files would be stored on OneDrive for Microsoft services or ...
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