history of cloud computing timeline

 

Project MAC received $2 million from DARPA in 1963. The money required MIT to create technologies for multi-user computers. In this scenario, a giant, outdated computer employing magnetic tape for memory became the predecessor of cloud computing. Two or three individuals accessed the basic cloud. "Virtualization" was used to describe this, but its meaning gradually extended.

 

history of cloud computing timeline

J. C. R. Licklider helped create the "very" basic ARPANET in 1969. JCR, or "Lick," was a psychologist and computer scientist who supported the "Intergalactic Computer Network" Everyone on the world would be linked by computers and able to access information from anywhere. What might an impractical, unaffordable future vision look like? Cloud access requires the Internet.

 

Since the 1970s, virtualization has referred to the development of a virtual machine with a fully working operating system. Businesses started renting "virtual" private networks as the Internet grew. In the 1990s, virtual computers became popular, leading to cloud computing.

 

2000s

 

Early on, the cloud represented the gap between the end user and the supplier. Professor Ramnath Chellapa of Emory University identified cloud computing as the future "computer paradigm, where the bounds will be decided by economic reason, not technological restrictions alone" This wordy description fits the cloud's progression.

 

Cloud computing became popular as firms realised its benefits. Salesforce used cloud computing effectively in 1999. They pioneered the notion of delivering software through the Internet. Any Internet user might download the software. Businesses might get cost-effective software on-demand without leaving the office.

 

1990s

 

Amazon began selling online in 2002. It was the first large company to see utilising 10% of its capacity (common at the time) as an issue. Cloud computing allowed them to utilise their computer's capacity more effectively. Others followed suit soon after.

 

Amazon Web Services provides internet services to other websites in 2006. Amazon Mechanical Turk offers cloud-based storage, processing, and "human intelligence." Amazon Web Services' Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) lets users rent virtual machines and run their own programmes.

 

Google Docs debuted the same year. Google Docs began as Google Spreadsheets and Writely. Google bought Writely, which lets tenants store, edit, and blog content. (These files are Word-compatible.) Google Spreadsheets (acquired from 2Web Technologies in 2005) allows users to create, edit, and share spreadsheets online. Ajax-based software is Excel-compatible. HTML saves spreadsheets.

 

IBM, Google, and many institutions developed a server farm in 2007 for research projects requiring fast processors and large data sets. UW was the first to leverage IBM and Google's resources. Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Stanford, Maryland, and Berkeley followed. Universities recognised IBM and Google might help them perform computer tests quicker and cheaper. Since most of the research focused on IBM and Google concerns, they also benefited. Netflix debuted its cloud-based streaming video service in 2007, enabling "binge-watching."

 

Eucalyptus launched the first AWS API-compatible private cloud platform in 2008. NASA's OpenNebula was the first open-source software for private and hybrid clouds. Its most creative features catered to companies.

 

2010+

 

Private clouds were introduced in 2008, but they weren't popular. Public cloud security concerns drove private cloud adoption. AWS, Microsoft, and OpenStack launched viable private clouds in 2010. OpenStack released a popular open-sourced, free, do-it-yourself cloud in 2010.

 

2011 brought hybrid clouds. Private and public clouds require interoperability and the flexibility to switch workloads. Few firms had systems capable of accomplishing this, while many desired to because of public cloud tools and storage.

 

IBM launched SmartCloud in 2011 to assist Smarter Planet (a cultural thinking project). Apple introduced ICloud to store more personal data (photos, music, videos, etc.). Microsoft started promoting the cloud on TV, highlighting its capacity to store photographs and videos easily.

 

Oracle Cloud was announced in 2012, delivering IaaS, PaaS, and SAAS (Software-as-a-Service). Some public clouds provide all of these "basics," while others concentrate on one. Popularity of software-as-a-service.

 

2012's CloudBolt. This company's hybrid cloud management software enabled enterprises construct, deploy, and manage private and public clouds. They fixed public-private cloud interoperability.

 

Multi-clouds developed when companies started adopting SaaS for HR, CRM, and SCM. Around 2013-2014, this became trendy. While SaaS is still popular, a mindset of leveraging several clouds for their distinct services and benefits has evolved. This attitude involves avoiding being stuck by "interoperability difficulties" in one cloud.

 

By 2014, cloud computing had rudimentary functionality and security was a problem. Cloud security has grown rapidly due to client demand. Cloud security has improved in recent years and now rivals conventional IT security. This involves preventing inadvertent deletion, theft, and data leaking. Most cloud consumers' top worry is security, and that may never change.

 

Application developers are a big cloud user. In 2016, cloud became developer-driven. Developers started using the cloud's tools. Developer-friendly services attract more consumers. Cloud manufacturers saw the necessity and financial potential of developing tools for app developers.

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