Brief introduction to cloud computing
The first large-scale electronic general-purpose computer was the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), and it was built between 1943 and 1945. Its design was proposed by the physicist John Mauchly. Until it was disabled in 1955, the ENIAC and the engineering team supporting it most likely performed more calculations than had been performed in the history of humanity until that point. As momentous as that achievement was, we have certainly come a long way since then.
The term paradigm shift was first introduced in 1962 by the American science philosopher Thomas Kuhn in his influential book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Kuhn defines a paradigm as the formal theories, classic experiments, and trusted methods of scientific research and thought. Kuhn posited that scientists, as a matter of course, accept the predominant paradigm but continuously challenge it by questioning it, constantly refining theories, and creating...