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Cloud computing

As applications became more resource-intensive, more and more computing power was needed. Server rooms with powerful PCs popped up in businesses all over the world, with staff hired to maintain these servers. It soon became obvious that it was far more cost-effective to shift server resources outside of the company to the internet, or what is commonly referred to as the cloud. Thus, cloud computing became a reality.

So, what exactly is cloud computing? Why should an organization use cloud computing? The following high-level diagram shows what cloud computing looks like:

As you can see, the servers, applications, and database ...