Ever since Mankind invented computing devices, data storage capacities have always been a major concern. As computers got more advanced, data storage needs have increased, thus creating a continuous demand for increased storage capacities. Data storage devices have evolved from being large trunks with a minimal capacity and holding a few kilobytes of data, to microchips able to hold several terabytes of data. In this...
In the 1950s the word “cloud” still referred to a visible mass of condensate water vapour, floating in the atmosphere! What we know as Cloud computing, has historically evolved through a number of phases. Grid and utility computing, application service provision (ASP), and Software as a Service (SaaS) are just a few of the steps it took to get to today’s form of cloud computing....
