Cloud computing is another iteration of a trend that began 40-plus years ago. In the beginning of the computer age, only large, wealthy enterprises and governments had computers. Early mainframe computers were huge power hogs and, by modern standards, impossibly slow; but for large numbers of tasks, they were much faster and economical than the way organizations were doing business.
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The Architecture of Cloud Computing: A History Lesson
Posted November 17, 2009 | Technology |
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Ken Orr was a Fellow of the Cutter Business Technology Council and a Senior Consultant with Cutter Consortium's Data Analytics & Digital Technologies, Business Technology & Digital Transformation Strategies, and Business & Enterprise Architecture practices. He was also a regular speaker at Cutter Summits and symposia.
Mr. Orr was an internationally recognized expert on enterprise architecture, data warehousing, knowledge management… Read More
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