A trip into the secret, online 'cloud'
By John D. Sutter, CNNNovember 4, 2009 1:00 p.m. EST
San Jose, California (CNN) -- One day, while uploading yet another text file to the Google Docs Web site, I started to wonder: When I save this file online, where does it actually go?
I store tons of information on the Internet instead of just on my laptop or work computer. Often, I do this specifically so I can access information from both places, or from my mobile phone if I need it on-the-go.
Without realizing it, I'd started cloud computing, that nebulous term that refers to the idea that computing power is moving off home PCs and laptops and onto the Web.
This is a pretty good overview for non-geeks...solid vid embedded as well.
Nice article for us non-techies. The video was solid too, considering the dog referenced had a "strange dog name", Frank(ie), also referred to as a "weirdly named dog"--what a coincidence. Odd. ha!
ReplyDeleteyeah...nettie didn't like that call. go figure.
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