Half of us think ‘the cloud’ actually involves clouds

Or at least that weather can interfere with it. And that’s understandable, because we spend a lot of time talking about ‘the cloud,’ but not a lot of time explaining to people what it actually is. It’s not difficult to explain, and in this class you will be learning in both a general sense and in a very specific sense what the cloud is and why it’s referred to as such. Since everything is moving towards cloud-based infrastructure, it’s very important to understand not only what it is, but what the issues and concerns are that go along with it because they are, and will continue to be, significant.

I was equally amazed that so many faked knowing what the cloud is! I wonder why someone would need to fake that? Job interview, maybe? Very curious.