What is the "Cloud"?

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I am sure you have heard the buzz word going around. "Cloud" is simply the marketing buzz word created for what has been around since the dawn of the internet as we know it; Hosted Services.

Hosted Services is where an application runs on a server running/hosted in an off premise location.

Such as:

  • Website
  • Email
  • Terminal Server/Remote Desktop Server
  • Backup Server/Service

Accessing anything outside of your local network (eg. internet) is accessing a "Cloud" service.