Cloud Computing can be difficult to understand at first. I have written a few posts already about Cloud Computing, but the feedback I received from some readers is that the videos and content I posted did not make sense. I want to help you better understand what Cloud Computing is and help you visually see the benefits of the Cloud for your business. Recently, the professional CRM service SalesForce put together a neat little video that explains Cloud Computing and the benefits of it. The video is about 3 minutes long. Take a look at it here:

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I hope this helps. This video gives you an idea of what Cloud Computing is when it comes to 3rd party applications. But this Cloud Computing stuff also applies to people who want to use Open Source Applications. In many ways you can think of your web hosting account with a hosting provider as your “cloud” and the open source applications that you have setup on there.