Internet Event
Return to the "cloud"
2006
In the 1960s when computers were extremely expensive, a number of companies offered computer utilities, running programs and storing your data on their computer, which you would access with a terminal. As time went on cheaper computers made it more economical for companies and eventually individuals to maintain their own workstations and PCs. But in the Web era, the evolving economies of scale from large commercial Web servers tipped the balance back the other way.
In the 1960s when computers were extremely expensive, a number of companies offered computer utilities, running programs and storing your data on their computer, which you would access with a terminal. As time went on cheaper computers made it more economical for companies and eventually individuals to maintain their own workstations and PCs. But in the Web era, the evolving economies of scale from large commercial Web servers tipped the balance back the other way.