Using the cloud saves storage space on your computer, which makes it run faster. Here's how to boost that speed even more.

What does cloud computing actually mean? Find out inside PCMag's comprehensive tech and computer-related encyclopedia.

It doesn't. 'The cloud' means something very specific. The simplest definition of cloud is a data centre that's full of identical hardware that no-one ever touches except to unpack it on day one ...

While the term “cloud computing” has only entered the public’s lexicon in the past 10 years or so, ... Back in the 1950s, when computer mainframes were the size of a room, ...

For others, the cloud is simply someone else’s computer. ... It wasn’t until the 1990s that the term “LAN Party” entered gamers’ lexicon. A Local Area Network (LAN) ...

Over the last decade, the term "the cloud" has moved from its provenance among computer engineers to common usage, via the vectors of Amazon's Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2), first released in 2006 ...

The term “personal cloud computer” sounds like an oxymoron, and to a large extent, it is. A computer you control that no one else can see or access or shut down ...

This special issue of IT in Europe looks at the true definition of cloud computing. We analyse the various different types of cloud storage and assess what they mean for IT leaders. IT security ...

A popular meme is that the cloud is just "someone else's computer." Jack Wallen explains why the cloud is so much more complex than the meme would have you believe.

What does cloud printing actually mean? Find out inside PCMag's comprehensive tech and computer-related encyclopedia.

Using the cloud saves storage space on your computer, which makes it run faster. Here's how to boost that speed even more.