The Cloud Future

<p>How the cloud works-- Everywhere you turn, there is talk about running applications in the cloud, storing your photos in the cloud, or backing up data to cloud servers.</p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p>But just what is the cloud, and how does it work?</p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p>Cloud computing describes a platform where a user of computing resources and data storage no longer needs to be concerned with where the servers or computers reside, or even where the data is located.</p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->Facilitated by the global power of the internet, businesses or service providers can “host” these critical functions from a sophisticated central location or group of locations – typically large, secure data centers.