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Introduction to cloud computing
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{{Introductory article|Cloud computing}}
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The two words in the phrase ''cloud computing'' have the following interpretations:

* '''Cloud''': As a noun, this is a metaphor for the [[Internet]],<ref name=Metaphor>{{cite web|url=
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* Pooling all of a large organisation’s IT resources in a datacentre, rather than housing them in different departments. This made resource sharing easier.
* [[ Utility_computing |Utility computing]], where users have access only to part of a shared resource, and where the size of their share can be easily changed.

=See also=
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*[[Computing]]
*[[Information technology |Information Technology (IT)]]
*[[Cloud computing]]
*[[Mobile cloud computing]]
*[[Cloud computing comparison]]
*[[Cloud computing consulting]]
*[[Cloud Computing Manifesto]]
*[[Cloud computing security]]
*[[Cloud collaboration]]
*[[Cloud database]]
*[[Cloud storage]]
*[[Application service provider|Application Service Provider]]
*[[Platform as a service|Platform as a Service]]
*[[Software as a service|Software as a Service]]⏎
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=References=
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