The “Cloud”

More than you want to Know, But less than you need to Know. 

“The Cloud” is beginning to cover much of the space occupied by city planning. Knowing, understanding and using “The Cloud” as a tool and a resource is becoming more important. While the following presentation of elementary information and descriptions is both basic and incomplete, it is intended as a starter for a city planning and city administration thought process that will need to become much more sophisticated. The sources have been directly quoted with links to their sites. 

City planners may or may not need to know the construction or technicalities of “The Cloud” but they darn sure need to know how to take advantage of its strengths and take care with its shortcomings. Fasten your parachute… 

From…Cloudflare. 

 “The Cloud” refers to servers that are accessed over the Internet, and the software and databases that run on those servers. Cloud servers are located in data centers all over the world. By using cloud computing, users and companies don’t have to manage physical servers themselves or run software applications on their own machines.