Re:Ask HN: What non-obvious tech/market may take off in the ...
by wtracy on Saturday August 22, 2020 @11:51AM
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In my mind, "the cloud" came into existence when it became practical to rent servers (virtual or physical) by the hour, rather than by the month.
It's one of those things where a difference in degree in implementation terms (leasing in smaller time increments) allowed a difference in kind in usage terms (on-demand server allocation over advance provisioning).
It's one of those things where a difference in degree in implementation terms (leasing in smaller time increments) allowed a difference in kind in usage terms (on-demand server allocation over advance provisioning).