The cloud may not be just someone’s else’s computer, but someone else’s computer (and other material) is certainly involved. When my career began, the word we u

The cloud may not be just someone’s else’s computer, but someone else’s computer (and other material) is certainly involved. When my career began, the word we used was “outsourcing”. There are advantages and disadvantages to outsourcing, or to using the cloud, and a cost benefits analysis needs to be done on a case by case basis. I don’t believe that’s changed much over the last thirty or so years, although the details regarding the exact pros and cons has certainly changed.