What Is The Cloud, Anyway?

Since financial services firms have a high exposure to cloud-based services and applications, it's helpful to know what the cloud is and how it operates. This infographic helps with the basics of the cloud.

As individuals, we use the cloud everyday. Gmail, iCloud and Netflix are all cloud-based services that consumers use on a regular basis.

Increasingly, the enterprise is taking advantage of cloud-based applications and services too. Most enterprise CIOs say their firm has exposure to 30-42 cloud applications. However, the number is likely much higher. The average exposure to the cloud in the enterprise averages 662.

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With such a high exposure to the cloud, it's helpful to know what the cloud actually is, and isn't.

Here is a great infographic primer from Telx Data Centers:

Presented By Telx Data Centers Greg MacSweeney is editorial director of InformationWeek Financial Services, whose brands include Wall Street & Technology, Bank Systems & Technology, Advanced Trading, and Insurance & Technology. View Full Bio