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More than ever, companies of all sizes are turning to the cloud for both the internal features and services they need and those they offer their clients and customers. But before you can plan how to use it effectively, you should understand what sets the cloud apart from the on-premise IT infrastructures you may be accustomed to.
AWS became the first mainstream cloud computing provider in 2006 when they started selling access to off-site data storage and computing resources. This set the stage for what commercial cloud computing has become.