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The Azure “cloud”

I have heard the term, “cloud” used as a buzzword for many years now. I have never fully understood what a cloud is and how meteorology relates to technology and software engineering. So, I decided to stop wondering and start exploring.

In this blog post I will give my explanation for what a cloud is and how is works in simple terms.

What is a cloud?

TL;DR: The, “cloud” is a computer that someone else owns and you pay them to use it for your applications or services

A cloud is technology, or set of technologies, that allow for running and connecting various web applications and services without having actual server hardware on-site at your business, home, etc.

Why use a cloud?

Historically, individuals or business which wanted to host a web site or web application needed to invest in the computing hardware (I.e. server) to run their app or database and were fully responsible for managing the computing hardware.

Summary

I have been exploring Microsoft’s cloud called Azure for deploying web apps and services. Thus far, I become familiar with a few of their services and plan to continue exploring. There are a multitude of services, both paid and free, which can be used for any type of application or service you want to develop.

To learn more about Azure check out Microsoft’s website.

Thank you for reading my blog and keep learning!