Cloud Computing

Computers used to work alone, inside a home or business. But thanks to the Internet, we can now use the power of computers at a completely different location - what we call "in the cloud". To start, meet Lucy from Lucy's Lilies, a new florist. She is concerned about how to manage flower deliveries. Right now she's responsible for hiring drivers and keeping the vans running. But this scenario makes her nervous. She's a florist, not a mechanic - delivery is a distraction. Then she learned about a new kind of delivery company that has an unlimited fleet of drivers and vans that she can use on an as-needed basis - and she only pay for what she uses. A few years later, her business savvy paid off. Then she learned about cloud computing, which works a lot like her deliveries. They have all the computing power she needs and it's all secure, backed up at another location and accessible through the Web - what people call "in the cloud." But that's not all.

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