The Emergence Machine

Cloud Computing

abstract · Computing · Level 5 · E10

E10Institutions

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Emergence definition

Cloud computing emerges from the intersection of root computing, which provides the foundation for managing and controlling a network of interconnected computers, and the concept of a cloud, which represents a collection of resources that can be accessed and utilized on-demand, allowing users to deploy and manage virtualized infrastructure and applications without direct control over the underlying hardware.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “cloud computing” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “cloud computing”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
cloud computing
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

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Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Cloud L4 (requires)
    Cloud computing: On-demand access to a shared pool of computing resources, such as servers, storage, and applications, over the internet, allowing users to deploy and manage virtualized infrastructure and applications without direct control over the underlying hardware.
  • Root Computing L4 (requires)
    root computing is a core concept needed to understand cloud computing