cloud computing
noun
: the practice of storing regularly used computer data on multiple servers that can be accessed through the Internet
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This typically requires significant investment in cloud computing services like AWS, Azure or GCS.
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Ari Jacoby, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The consulting division has grown more slowly than Microsoft's productivity software subscriptions and Azure cloud computing businesses.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
Ashok Shenoy is vice president of Ricoh USA’s Center of Excellence, which pioneers the development of digital technologies, such as cloud computing and AI, for Ricoh’s operations.
—Peter Cappelli, Harvard Business Review, 7 Jan. 2025
The actors' strike also posed the same problem for OD, Kojima's second game in development, powered by cloud computing technology from Microsoft's Xbox division.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Ari Jacoby, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The consulting division has grown more slowly than Microsoft's productivity software subscriptions and Azure cloud computing businesses.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
Ashok Shenoy is vice president of Ricoh USA’s Center of Excellence, which pioneers the development of digital technologies, such as cloud computing and AI, for Ricoh’s operations.
—Peter Cappelli, Harvard Business Review, 7 Jan. 2025
The actors' strike also posed the same problem for OD, Kojima's second game in development, powered by cloud computing technology from Microsoft's Xbox division.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Cloud computing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloud%20computing. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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