Establishing a network of mainframe computers that could be accessed by multiple users dates back to the 1950s when schools and corporations were provided access by technological companies such as IBM. This concept of “server rooms”’ and “dumb terminals” are the central components for what has become known as cloud services. With the usership costs becoming more affordable, it has allowed for widespread adoption and integration, and in the process is paving the way for the virtual highway, which will enable life-like digital interaction.
Dominating the marketplace that is still far from achieving its full potential are Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform, where there are three models of service being offered: software, infrastructure and platform.