Cloud computing has profoundly changed the way we live our lives and conduct business . Today the cloud is a vital online technology that is used all over the world and since the COVID-19 crisis , the cloud computing market has been on a rapid upward trajectory . Where did it all begin ? We take a look at the history of cloud computing .

Clouds Everything over the internet

Clouds began to form over the technology landscape as early as the 1960s . Computer scientist J . C . R . Licklider had a vision of an interconnected global population that could access programmes and data anywhere , from any site and his initial involvement spurred the development of the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network ( ARPANET ).

In 1999 , Salesforce became the first company to offer applications over the internet , heralding the arrival of Software as a Service . Three years later , the industry grew massively with video , music and other media being hosted and delivered online .

14 December 2021