CLOUD COMPUTING
Cloud computing is location-independent computing, whereby shared servers provide resources, software, and data to computers and other devices on demand, as with the electricity grid. Cloud computing is a natural evolution of the widespread adoption of virtualization, service-oriented architecture and utility computing. Details are abstracted from consumers, who no longer have need for expertise in, or control over, the technology infrastructure "in the cloud" that supports them.

Workstations used to be tied to a mainframe. Now they're conversing with a cloud.
In previous installments of this ongoing Smarter Planet conversation, we have talked about the need for information technology itself to become smarter.
In previous installments of this ongoing Smarter Planet conversation, we have talked about the need for information technology itself to become smarter.

Introduce your customers to the latest Microsoft cloud solutions and provide access to the technologies and applications they know and trust-without your customers incurring capital expenses or consuming human resources.