[Yr11 Information Technology] Cloud computing is a big deal - U1O3 and ITI U4O2

[Mark]

"Nobody Knew How Big a Deal the Cloud Would Be — They Do Now

"TEN YEARS AGO, Amazon unleashed a technology that we now call, for better
or for worse, cloud computing. As it turned out, the cloud spawned a
revolution. Along the way, many were slow to realize just how big this
revolution could be. But now, as 2015 comes to a close, they finally do.

"Back in 2006, Amazon was just an online retailer, but it decided to try
something new. It offered up a series of online services where the world’s
businesses could build and operate software—websites and mobile apps, in
particular—without setting up their own hardware. Simply by opening a web
browser, these businesses could tap into a virtually unlimited amount of
computing power. And they did..."

Read more...

http://www.wired.com/2015/12/2015-was-the-year-the-cloud-defeated-techs-walking-dead/

​And a big ho ho ho ho* to you all​

​Mark​

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​* The last ho is a Christmas bonus for you. Use it as you like.

Mark Kelly

mark at vceit.com
http://vceit.com
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