AI & Digital Life · 45 sec
Cloud computing
A useful mental model for the technology shaping daily life.
The useful idea
- The useful idea
Cloud computing is defined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) as "a paradigm for enabling network access to a scalable and elastic pool of shareable physical or virtual resources
- How it works
with self-service provisioning and administration on demand".
- Why it matters
It is commonly referred to as "the cloud".
Why this matters
Use Cloud computing as a lens when judging what a digital tool can — and cannot — do.
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Use Cloud computing as a lens when judging what a digital tool can — and cannot — do.
Test your recall
Which idea belongs to the explanation of Cloud computing?
- Why it matters
- How it works
- The useful idea — correct
Cloud computing is defined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) as "a paradigm for enabling network access to a scalable and elastic pool of shareable physical or virtual resources