Cloud computing refers to delivery of computing services like servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics and intelligence over the internet to offer faster services, flexible resources and economies of scale.
In simple terms it is a service which allows users to store and access data over the internet instead of local storage over the internet. User ID and password is mandatory for a user to gain access to the data in the cloud as per the security measures associated with cloud.
Even if many don't realize, they already have been using the cloud without even knowing, as when someone uses an online service to send email, edit documents, play online games etc. cloud computing is making it all possible behind the scenes.
Examples for some key uses of cloud computing are as below.
Create cloud-native applications
Store, back up, and recover data
Stream audio and video
Test and build applications
Analyze data
Embed intelligence
