Cloud computing timeline illustrates cloud’s past, predicts its future (infographic)
July 22, 2014
Grazed from MapCite. Author: Editorial Staff.
To understand where you’re going, it always helps to look where you’ve come from. Cloud computing has come a long way since its inception, when Amazon was still only known for selling books and movies, Myspace was considered "cloud," and experts argued on the true definition of cloud computing — though the latter can still be true.
By delving into this cloud computing history and timeline, IT pros can learn from past ups and downs and have a clearer idea of where the cloud market is heading — though, of course, there are always unforeseen hiccups that can alter its course, such as the PRISM scandal. This cloud retrospective aims to give a high-level view of cloud’s history and question what that means beyond 2014…
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