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Architecture Digest

Apr 29, 2016 · Cloud Computing

The Evolution of Cloud Computing: From Early Grid Computing to Cloud‑Native Architectures

This article traces the historical and technical evolution of cloud computing—from its early grid‑computing roots and the shift to service models, through the progression of isolation layers (physical machines, virtual machines, PaaS, containers), to the emergence of cloud‑native microservice architectures and their resource‑centric characteristics.