Cloud Computing Explained

December 152009

Confused about the term “Cloud Computing”? Want to be “with the times” when you talk about new technology buzzwords? This video boils down a section of Cloud Computing, that of Cloud Infrastructure and Cloud Hosting in a way that everyone can understand!

Script by Michael Sheehan
youtube: HighT3chDad
blog: http://hightechdad.com
twitter: http://twitter.com/hightechdad

Animation / illustration by Tim Wayne
youtube: redtimmy
blog: http://timmy.vox.com
twitter: http://twitter.com/redtimmy

A big hat tip goes out from us to the Common Craft folks who make simply the BEST “In Plain English” videos available and are very inspiring. See their videos at:
http://www.commoncraft.com

Duration : 0:5:23


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25 Responses

  1. GNoble4 Says:

    That looks like it …
    That looks like it took forever to make. And lol @ 1:12. Nice job guys, very much appreciated!

  2. TrutherD1 Says:

    Check this. …
    Check this. There’s a secret aerosol program going on worldwide causing thick overcast every day! It’s chemicals. I filmed it myself (my chan). Search for “chemtrails”, “Dont talk about the weather”, “Endgame HQ”. We need to wake up and wake others to stop this!

  3. kmarinas86 Says:

    This concept …
    This concept reminds me of the single payer system.

  4. HighT3chDad Says:

    I actually mention …
    I actually mention Common Craft in the “more info” link. They are well aware of our video and did have kind words to say about it.

  5. d3athlyd4rk Says:

    This is like a copy …
    This is like a copy of Common Craft.

  6. philzgreat Says:

    Okay guys… You …
    Okay guys… You really didn’t explain what clouds are…
    I mean you explained how it works and how it will make things easier but still not really explaining what clouds are… Why?

  7. basslinet Says:

    sorry kid
    it wont …

    sorry kid
    it wont do anything like that
    how are you supposed to access the cloud without a computer
    this is more of an advantage to servers as they don’t need to pay for physical servers.

  8. puppymong Says:

    thank you great …
    thank you great help!

  9. moyedansari Says:

    great
    great

  10. jekilojelsav Says:

    Brilliant …
    Brilliant explanation!

  11. psymon777 Says:

    I Hate his voice!
    I Hate his voice!

  12. st0ne2thedge Says:

    yes there is…
    yes there is…

  13. jukeboxzero Says:

    no accountability …
    no accountability for data with cloud computing

  14. EliteSlayer542 Says:

    This will put an …
    This will put an end to PCs/Macs
    That means no more HP, Dell and other hardware brands.

    Cloud computing is evil and must never expand into the consumer market. I want my PC not a PC set somewhere on earth and having it stream video to me.

  15. a4mohit Says:

    Amazing Explanation …
    Amazing Explanation….

  16. jefemax Says:

    He talks about …
    He talks about gmail, but actually gmail sometimes gets down, how can it be posible if gmail is using cloud computing?

  17. djBlueplanet Says:

    loved it, fantastic …
    loved it, fantastic !

  18. andreibd15 Says:


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    Copy/Paste to others!

  19. TheSCReamEro Says:

    geniales video :D
    geniales video :D

  20. duchessjewell Says:

    Thanks for a great …
    Thanks for a great visual explaination in plain English.

  21. SuperJesus316 Says:

    I don’t get this …
    I don’t get this question. How is the concern any different if you have your code on a traditional host provider? You have your own rack you say? Well, you can also make your own cloud if you’re concerned about that.

  22. mukatuna Says:

    Cloud computing …
    Cloud computing sucks ass, and is a bad idea.

    One only has to look at the T-mobile Sidekick fiasco with devices not working and all the lost data, to see what a lousy thing cloud computing is.

    Sure use the cloud to backup data, but keep a local copy as well. And perform the computing locally.

  23. CarbonatedCube Says:

    You only pay in the …
    You only pay in the form of ads, which can be subverted with adblocking scripts in most competent browsers. The people who run apps and services on the cloud are the ones who pay real cash. Of course, the privacy issue is still legit, so it’s more a matter of choosing which parts of your computing experience you would rather cloudsource for the sake of convenience… not unlike how the internet already works.

  24. CarbonatedCube Says:

    Perhaps, but I …
    Perhaps, but I doubt it, simply because anyone can set up some air conditioning and servers in their basement and voila! A cloud server! And when there’s tons of small server sets, monopolization becomes mighty sluggish. That’s less of a tech thing, and more of an economics thing.

    Of course, I could be wrong, so don’t go holding back arguments. I go now to do more research.

  25. knocked44 Says:

    Cloud computing …
    Cloud computing raises the stakes for non-transparent monopolization –a point you dismiss or downplay. To monopolize oil, Standard Oil bought the railroads. Similarly, a well-capitalized company may monopolize the hosting, ISP and server-to-server access aspects of the cloud.

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