Cloud computingCloud computing Cloud computing is the new name for a practice that is as old as computer networks: using the computational resources of a geographically distant computer as if it were our own PC. The first and most long-standing example of this is e-mail. The technological evolution of computers and the speed of ultra-broadband networks makes it possible to take this approach to the extreme: remote data centres hosting thousands of servers, which store our documents, photos, music and run programmes that are seemingly located on our laptops or smartphones. is the new name for a practice that is as old as computer networks: using the computational resources of a geographically distant computer as if it were our own PC. The first and most long-standing example of this is e-mail. The technological evolution of computers and the speed of ultra-broadbandBroadband The term broadband, in telecommunications, generally refers to the transmission and reception of information data at a connection speed of over 144 kb/s. Broadband organises different channels, conveying different content in the form of data, such as Internet radio, animation, audio files and high-definition video. networks makes it possible to take this approach to the extreme: remote data centres hosting thousands of servers, which store our documents, photos, music and run programmes that are seemingly located on our laptops or smartphones.