This question showed me once again how misunderstood the entire “cloud” concept is as regards the Internet, misunderstood even by so-called experts who really should know better. Further evidence appeared last week when part of the Amazon “cloud” crashed. When it comes to the Internet term “cloud,” there isn’t just one “the cloud.” Instead, there are many clouds, run by many different companies and organizations.
Link: How an Internet cloud crashed
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