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Flying into the Cloud

by Gyanvitaranam

     Ever wondered when you save something on your google drive, where does it actually go? No, it is not stored on your local device. Rather, a faraway server called the cloud stores it for you, providing you remote access to it from anywhere in the world via the internet. We all use email services - be it gmail, yahoo, or hotmail. Our devices retrieve our emails from the cloud too. This brings us to cloud computing.

   Cloud computing is a term that refers to accessing of shared computational power, data storage, and other software applications over internet, often referred to as the “cloud”. An example of a Cloud Computing is Google›s Gmail. Gmail users can access files and applications hosted by Google via the Internet from any device. Anyone would wonder though, why cloud computing? Why should I shift to the cloud? How will I benefit from this? First of all, it can help us save money when we want storage or compute as it is....

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