The evolution of cloud computing

To appreciate and understand the role of CSA better, we should begin with a timeline of cloud computing to see how/why the industry needed this role. Cloud computing democratically offers computing capabilities and services via the internet. It has evolved generationally from the ideation of several foundational concepts and principles over roughly the last 60-70 years to current and emerging technologies. Artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing (QC) are currently at the center of shaping the ongoing evolution of cloud computing:

1950s – History tends to repeat itself, and cloud computing is no exception. One of the cloud’s attractive characteristics is the fact that the consumer of cloud services only pays for what they use. This harkens back to the 1950s when gigantic mainframes were shared by leasing time through the terminals connected to them. Fast-forward to the present, and this aligns with the responsibility of the...