A cloud application is an internet-based software that processes or stores data online. There are three primary kinds of cloud applications.

Cloud computing is the on-demand delivery of computing services such as servers, storage, databases, networking, software, and analytics. Rather than keeping files on a proprietary hard drive or local storage device, cloud-based storage makes it possible ...

An Amazon Web Services outage has caused significant issues for a number of high-profile websites Monday morning, including Snapchat, Roblox, Fortnite, online broker Robinhood and the McDonald’s app.

The 15-hour disruption to Amazon Web Services, a cloud-based computing service, on Monday shook internet users around the world, disrupting everything from travel to financial transactions — and underscoring the fragility of a system reliant on only a handful of tech giants.

When local government agencies adopt modern, cloud-based software, it also helps them serve residents more effectively, providing benefits like these: Cloud computing also opens the door to exciting innovations. Technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and edge computing are helping governments:

Internet disruptions tied to Amazon’s cloud computing service affected people around the world Monday trying to connect to online services used for work, social media and video games. About three hours after the outage began,

The cloud-computing division of the internet giant is used by thousands of internet customers, many of whom reported disruptions on Monday.

A major AWS outage Monday morning caused problems with many of the largest sites on the internet for several hours. And it's not the first time.

The issue impacted thousands of websites and apps across the globe. The website DownDetector showed users reporting issues with Reddit, Snapchat, Ring, Roblox, Fortnite, Amazon, Starbucks, Facebook and more. Coinbase, the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, said its services was unavailable because of the AWS outage.