When you use the cloud, data, programs, and computing capacity are outsourced to storage spaces outside of the user’s location. To do this, several servers are made available in a remote location. Cloud storage offers include renting storage space and the use of computing power – in principle, the complete infrastructure of a data center. In this way, companies and private users can use programs directly via the browser, for example, without having to install them locally. Others use the cloud only for additional storage. Cloud computing is also popular among teams: many collaboration tools are based on the cloud.
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