Cloud computing

"Cloud Computing" redirects here. Not to be confused with Cloud Computing (horse).

Cloud computing metaphor: the group of networked elements providing services does not need to be addressed or managed individually by users; instead, the entire provider-managed suite of hardware and software can be thought of as an amorphous cloud.

"Cloud computing is a paradigm for enabling network access to a scalable and elastic pool of shareable physical or virtual resources with self-service provisioning and administration on-demand." according to ISO. [1]

  1. ^ "ISO/IEC 22123-1:2023(E) - Information technology - Cloud computing - Part 1: Vocabulary". International Organization for Standardization. 2023.