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==History==

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The history of cloud computing extends back to the 1960s, with the initial concepts of time-sharing becoming popularized via [[remote job entry]] (RJE). The "data center" model, where users submitted jobs to operators to run on mainframes, was predominantly used during this era. This was a time of exploration and experimentation with ways to make large-scale computing power available to more users through [[time-sharing]], optimizing the infrastructure, platform, and applications, and increasing efficiency for end users.{{ref RFC|105}}

The "cloud" metaphor for virtualized services dates to 1994, when it was used by [[General Magic]] for the universe of "places" that mobile agents in the [[Telescript (programming language)|Telescript]] environment could "go". The metaphor is credited to David Hoffman, a General Magic communications specialist, based on its long-standing use in networking and telecom.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Levy |first=Steven |date=April 1994 |url=http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/2.04/general.magic_pr.html |title=Bill and Andy's Excellent Adventure II |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002033751/http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/2.04/general.magic_pr.html |archive-date=2015-10-02 |magazine=Wired}}</ref> The expression ''cloud computing'' became more widely known in 1996 when [[Compaq Computer Corporation]] drew up a [[business plan]] for future computing and the [[Internet]]. The company's ambition was to supercharge [[sales]] with "cloud computing-enabled applications". The business plan foresaw that online consumer file storage would likely be commercially successful. As a result, Compaq decided to sell [[Server (computing)|server]] hardware to [[internet service provider]]s.<ref>{{Cite book|title= To the Cloud: Big Data in a Turbulent World |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YwbvCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA15 | author1=Mosco, Vincent |publisher= Taylor & Francis |year=2015 |isbn= 9781317250388 | pages=15}}</ref>