Sometimes cloud computing is defined with reference to the way it is sourced--as a service--rather than where the servers are located, namely at remote locations. Other definitions emphasize how services are delivered (using the internet).
The context for cloud computing might be directly related to the emergence of internet computing, allowing access (with proper credentials) to all resources using a web browser. In other words, cloud computing is derivative of web-based computing, application and content delivery.
We sometimes forget that the term cloud originated in network schematics that abstracted “all other resources” not relevant to a particular local deployment of computing resources. That, in turn, became important in the client-server context, where local area networks introduced the use of external computing resource access within the office.
The “cloud” then represented all other network elements any local PC or server could communicate with.
These days, browser-enabled access to content underpins most content delivery and application functions. A decade ago, the “internet” had emerged as a significant contributor to economies globally, the epitome of the information age and arguably was the forerunner of all present efforts at digital transformation.
So cloud is derivative of the internet; the use of the browser as the content interface and the shift of computing from “work” to content delivery.
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