What is cloud computing?

It is the delivery of computer services over the internet to assist with resource flexibility, scale, and innovation. These services include servers/VMs, physical storage, data repositories, networking resources, analytics, software, and more. These services are offered at a much smaller pay-for-use model than physical data centers and organizations generally migrate to the compute service model for the following reasons:

  • Global allows an organization to scale elastically and allow regional entry points, providing a more consistent experience for their user base
  • Speed allows the faster provision of resources and helps release pressure on capacity planning because it removed the need to order and wait for resources ...

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