What Is Cloud Computing | Microschool ONL

Cloud computing is a form of Internet-based computing that provides shared resources, software, and information to computers and other devices on-demand, enabling scalable and elastic access to a pool of shareable physical or virtual resources. This paradigm, as defined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), has revolutionized the way businesses and individuals consume computing services, offering self-service provisioning and administration. With its roots in [[virtualization|virtualization]] and [[distributed-computing|distributed computing]], cloud computing has become a subclass of [[system-resource|system resource]], [[computing-platform|computing platform]], and [[service-on-internet|service on internet]].