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cloud-based

A term that refers to applications, services or resources made available to users on demand via the Internet from a cloud computing provider’s servers.   Companies typically utilize cloud-based computing as a way to increase capacity, enhance functionality or add additional services on demand without having to commit to potentially expensive infrastructure costs or increase / train existing in-house support staff.

See also Webopedia’s Cloud Computing Dictionary Resource and Cloud Computing Security Challenges.



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