{"id":43291,"date":"2021-07-16T10:24:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T14:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=43291"},"modified":"2021-08-02T11:30:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T15:30:03","slug":"cloud-computing-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/cloud-computing-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"The Advent and Future of Cloud Computing Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What exactly is the cloud? How has the advent of cloud computing technology changed the world?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cloud is a term for services and software that run on the internet instead of locally on your computer, for example, Netflix, Dropbox, or Microsoft Office 365. Like networking, the cloud is a major player in the acceleration of all the other parts of computing because it allows any type of technology to be constantly updated, improved, or shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we&#8217;ll discuss how the cloud came to be and its implications for the future of computing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Power of the Cloud<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The advent of cloud computing technology is unique because it\u2019s both powerful and far-reaching. In the past, tools were either one or the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cloud increases the power of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Machines.<\/strong> Machines now have most of the same five senses as people and a \u201cbrain\u201d (computer) to interpret them. For example, machines have cameras to see things, and their programming can recognize subjects in images and compare them. They have microphones and can recognize and produce speech. They can touch\u2014they can drive cars or vacuum while navigating around the furniture in your house. People are working on teaching computers to work with taste and smell.<\/li><li><strong>Flows.<\/strong> Flows are the movement of ideas, intangible goods, and communication around the world. For example, online banking is a flow of money from people and banks and industries all over the world.<\/li><li><strong>Individual reach. <\/strong>Before the supernova, a single person was limited in how many people they could connect with and influence. For example, it used to take a single person to kill a single person. Now, a single person who invents a life-saving vaccine can share this medicine with the entire world.<\/li><li><strong>Collective reach.<\/strong> Humans now have the ability to affect global systems such as climate and ecosystems.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>An example of the increasing power of machines is the design of jet engine parts.<strong> Pre-supernova, when GE designed a new jet-engine part, it was a two-year process.<\/strong> They had to design the part, build the tools that could build the part, build a prototype using the new tools, build the actual part, and then test it. <strong>Today, it takes a week.<\/strong> GE designs the part on a computer, sends it to a 3-D printer, and then tests it multiple times a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How Did We Get Here?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The dot-com boom in the 1990s and 2000 paved the way for the supernova. During the dot-com boom, people and companies overinvested in internet technology, which resulted in the set up of wires all over the world and a decrease in the cost of connectivity. <strong>The internet became easy, fast, free, and universal.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The supernova emerged in 2007, and it was designed to make things less complicated. <strong>Complexity became like the internet\u2014easy, fast, free, and additionally, invisible.<\/strong> For example, consider Amazon\u2019s \u201cone-click\u201d checkout. From a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/customers-perspective\/\">customer perspective<\/a>, you only have to click one button to make an order. Behind the scenes, there are many complicated processes and codes running, but from the customer\u2019s end, things have never been simpler. This benefits Amazon\u2014the easier it can make checkout, the more likely the customer is to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The supernova is transforming all industries around the world. Previously, problems were expensive and complicated to solve because businesses didn\u2019t have access to the information they needed to create a solution. Now, however, it\u2019s practically free to get all sorts of information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Eras of Computing<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>According to John E. Kelly III, an IBM senior vice president, there are three eras of computing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Era #1: The \u201cTabulating Era.\u201d<\/strong> This era lasted from the 1900s-1940s and was made up of machines that did a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/focus-on-one-thing-at-a-time\/\">single task<\/a>, such as punch-card systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Era #2: The \u201cProgramming Era.\u201d<\/strong> This era lasted from the 1950s to around the 2000s and in this era, people programmed machines to use software and algorithms\u2014a series of rules and steps. The rules and steps are determined by people, and while programmable computers are powerful, they can only do what they\u2019ve been programmed to do and they can only handle certain kinds of data. Home computers, smartphones, and the internet are part of this era.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For example, when IBM was building a program to translate from English to Spanish, they hired linguists and asked them to teach the programmers grammar. Once the programmers understood the languages, they could then write a series of rules for translation. However, this approach didn\u2019t work.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Era #3: The \u201cCognitive Era.\u201d<\/strong> This era started in 2007 (it required advances in processing power, storage, networking, software, and the supernova) and will continue until some point in the future. Cognitive computers are designed to adapt to different situations and types of information. They don\u2019t give a correct solution the way a programmable computer does; they give a list of the most likely answers and their probability of being correct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For example, when IBM\u2019s programmable translation project failed, they took a new approach. They abandoned learning languages and instead taught their computers to compare two human-translated texts and then determine which translation is most accurate. If a computer does enough examples, it will start recognizing patterns of what\u2019s right and wrong. Neither programmers nor computers need to learn a language; translation becomes about statistics.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Will Cognitive Computers Take Over the World?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Some people are scared of cognitive computers and worry that they might take over the world. This is unlikely for two reasons:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Reason #1: As we learned from the translation example above, machines don\u2019t \u201clearn\u201d the same way that people do. <strong>Machine learning is based on statistics, pattern recognition, and examples.<\/strong><\/li><li>Reason #2: <strong>Cognitive computers learn about specific subjects<\/strong>, such as geology or geography. A computer that\u2019s designed to understand geology is going to be able to keep up with developments in that field, but it\u2019s not going to start doing anything else.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watson<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Watson was the first cognitive computer\u2014you may remember it from its appearance on <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> in 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watson \u201clearned\u201d to play <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> like any cognitive computer\u2014pattern recognition and statistics. One set of algorithms helped Watson understand what the question was asking\u2014was the answer a place, a date, and so on. Another set of algorithms searched all the data Watson had access to and then analyzed the probability of what in that data could be the correct answer. The answer was given a degree of confidence, and if the confidence level was high enough,<strong> Watson would give the answer. Then, once Watson\u2019s answer was determined right or wrong, that was one more example to add to Watson\u2019s database and include in its statistical calculations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The latest version of Watson lives in the supernova and is currently learning all known medical research.<\/strong> Watson isn\u2019t just a repository of information however; it helps doctors with diagnostics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if IBM gives Watson 3,000 images, 6% of which show melanoma, Watson will use its algorithm to determine distinguishing features of melanomas such as shape and color. Then, when it\u2019s given an image of a patient, it can identify whether it shows a melanoma or not. <strong>If Watson handles the diagnostics, then a doctor can focus on the patient, leveraging the human-only skills of judgment and empathy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Intelligence and Creativity<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 21st century, how much knowledge you can keep in your head won\u2019t be a measure of your intelligence because technology can hold knowledge for you. Instead, <strong>intelligence will be measured by your ability to work with technology to access the information you need.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, creativity will no longer be about coming up with ideas, it will be about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-ask-the-right-questions\/\">asking the right questions<\/a>. <strong>A person doesn\u2019t have to actually create a design, they just have to pick the best of the options a computer comes up with.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Supernova and the Economy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Though the supernova has been around for years now, its effects aren\u2019t showing up yet in the ratio of output (goods and services) to input (labor to produce goods and services). Productivity improvements usually drive growth, so economists debate why the ratios aren\u2019t changing. There are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/two-schools-of-thought\/\">two schools of thought<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>We\u2019re past the days of steadily rising growth.<\/strong> Economist Robert Gordon thinks all the really big innovations have already been discovered (such as air travel and women\u2019s empowerment) so we should expect that growth will level off.<\/li><li><strong>The economy is still adjusting and adapting. <\/strong>Business professor Erik Brynjolfsson thinks we will see growth, but we\u2019re still in the transition phase. This delay has happened before in human history\u2014for example, when electricity was invented, it took time to redesign the world\u2019s infrastructure. It wasn\u2019t simply a matter of retrofitting existing factories with electricity; completely new factories had to be redesigned in order to make the most efficient use of electricity. The supernova could be the same situation\u2014factories, businesses, and governments are still working towards setting up the supernova in a way that allows them to access their full potential.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A 2015 study discovered that there\u2019s a large gap between the most digitized industries and other industries, even though everyone is adopting the supernova. <strong>The less digitized sectors are the big players in terms of GDP, so they affect the numbers a lot. <\/strong>The study said that the US economy is only at 18% of what it could be if it fully embraced its digital potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Even if the numbers don\u2019t show that our economies are more productive yet, it\u2019s obvious that technology is making our world more powerful.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>All Industries Will Become Computable<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As technology and the supernova accelerate, everything is becoming digitizable and all industries will become computable. There\u2019s a three-step process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Digitization.<\/strong> Analog methods become digital.<ul><li>For example, Uber digitized the process of hailing a cab\u2014instead of standing on the street and waving at traffic, you can use your phone to book a ride.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Disruption.<\/strong> Digitization changes the way companies do business.<ul><li>The emergence of Uber affected the entire taxi industry. People choose to ride with Uber instead of a taxi because Uber is more economical.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Democratized. <\/strong>Digitization and disruption allow anyone to get involved with any industry.<ul><li>Anyone with a car can become a taxi driver anywhere that Uber is legal.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Extended Industry Example: Airbnb<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Airbnb is a company that allows anyone in the world to turn their vacation home, spare bedroom, or couch into a bed and breakfast.<\/strong> Someone with rental space posts a description of it on Airbnb\u2019s website, and then someone looking for accommodation gets in touch via the website, pays via the website, and stays in the host\u2019s home. Airbnb doesn\u2019t own any property, but the company is larger than all the major hotel chains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Airbnb relies on the supernova. <\/strong>It came into being in 2007, at that sweet spot when the internet became easy, fast, free, and universal, and complexity became easy, fast, free, and invisible. Airbnb was possible because:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>People were already comfortable paying for things online.<\/li><li>The technology existed for people to link their online identities to their real identities\u2014critical for a platform that relies on strangers sleeping in the same space.<\/li><li>Smartphones allowed people to easily and quickly take pictures of their spaces.<\/li><li>Messaging systems existed, allowing people to talk about travel details and get to know each other in advance.<\/li><li>Rating systems existed\u2014also critical to establishing trust between strangers.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What exactly is the cloud? How has the advent of cloud computing technology changed the world? The cloud is a term for services and software that run on the internet instead of locally on your computer, for example, Netflix, Dropbox, or Microsoft Office 365. 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