Cloud computing and digital technologies, for example, are branded by many as "disruptive." New services and business models sweeping through markets, such as Uber and Airbnb, are called disruptive.

Because of the huge expense of computers in the 1960s and 1970s, mainframes and minicomputers were time-shared machines, and capacity was often rented out under a utility model. Such were the roots of ...

Cloud computing not a disruptive technology in and of itself, but a disruptive IT delivery model which leverages key technology ideas to deliver IT in a much more efficient model.

Cloud computing is one of the easiest ways for business owners to take advantage of some of the latest technologies without spending a fortune on expensive computer parts, software and IT ...

Another example of cloud computing in action is AWS, said Goldstein. AWS provides cloud services to run Amazon, one of the largest e-commerce sites in the world. The use of cloud computing doesn’t end ...

Strictly speaking, Dropbox isn't an example of cloud computing, a columnist argues. Read why ...

An excellent example of this shift is Microsoft Office. Prior to the cloud, Microsoft Office was sold as a single license and a physical disc that you uploaded to your local hard drive so you ...

Cloud computing refers to delivering on-demand computing services, originally storage, and now more recently processing power and apps, over the internet, with companies using this on a pay-as-you ...

Cloud will help society solve hard problems, while supplying the computing and storage power for industry, safe cities, big video and AI.

Cloud computing is built for the world of tomorrow, where we each use many different kinds of computing devices: desktop, laptop, cellphone, or tablet.