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Cloud computing

Also known as cloud

Using computing resources provided over a network, often on demand.

Think of it this way

Renting a kitchen when you need it instead of owning every oven.

In the real world

A team rents virtual servers to run an application.

One thing to remember

The cloud still runs on physical computers someone manages.

Related

ServerServerless

Go a little deeper

  • Docker documentation (opens in a new tab)
  • AWS cloud concepts (opens in a new tab)
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