Lately it’s tough to distinguish tech commercials from the weather forecast. “Cloud computing” is all the rage. The cloud is ready to replace your laptop hard drive, Tivo and compact disc cabinet. But ...

The ongoing mass adoption of cloud computing has been a key driver of many of the most transformative tech trends, including artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of things (IoT), and remote and ...

First, let me explain what the digital cloud actually is. Imagine a network of interconnected servers and data centers, all talking to one another and to your favorite digital devices over the ...

There's little doubt that cloud computing is now the absolutely dominant force across enterprise computing. Most companies have switched from buying their own hardware and software to renting both ...

The rise of cloud computing means that many enterprise IT resources have moved out of IT’s control. Indeed, many people went directly to Amazon Web Services, Google, or Microsoft for IT services, ...

Cloud computing is the on-demand delivery of computing services such as servers, storage, databases, networking, software, and analytics. Rather than keeping files on a proprietary hard drive or local ...

What is cloud computing? We recently asked a number of people in our industry, and got back a range of interesting, and sometimes self-referential, responses. According to our respondents, cloud ...

Cloud-based marketing automation solutions have been making headway for quite some time, but the technology got a serious boost earlier this year when Salesforce.com and Oracle shocked industry ...

Ask any five IT specialists what cloud computing is, and you’re likely to get five different answers. That’s partly because cloud computing is merely the latest, broadest development in a trend that’s ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Investopedia / Joules Garcia Cloud computing ...

Could some Americans be breaking export-control laws just by sending e-mail? That's one of many questions raised by the increase in cloud computing, according to a Brookings report released on Monday.

Cloud computing will alter IT operations and costs, these changes mean that two very strong friction points for applications — resource provisioning and funding — will dwindle. What does this mean for ...