cloud computing
noun
: the practice of storing regularly used computer data on multiple servers that can be accessed through the Internet
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Cost of technology revenue increased to $17.6 million from $15.2 million, primarily due to higher cloud computing and hosting costs.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
Instead, Wall Street has been focused on the performance of Microsoft’s cloud computing business, Azure, for signs that its massive AI bets such as those in ChatGPT creator OpenAI are paying off.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Scale The Project: Setting up cloud computing, databases and AI platforms makes sense.
—Oleksandr Sheremeta, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Now, 40 percent of all venture capital money in cloud computing goes to generative AI companies.
—Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 1 Nov. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
Instead, Wall Street has been focused on the performance of Microsoft’s cloud computing business, Azure, for signs that its massive AI bets such as those in ChatGPT creator OpenAI are paying off.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Scale The Project: Setting up cloud computing, databases and AI platforms makes sense.
—Oleksandr Sheremeta, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Now, 40 percent of all venture capital money in cloud computing goes to generative AI companies.
—Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Cloud computing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloud%20computing. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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