***This is part one of a four-part series on cloud computing for xchangemag.com.***Lately the term “cloud computing” has been popping up like Texas thunderstorms in June — in other words, constantly. The movement, begun by Amazon (AMZN) and Google Inc. (GOOG) as a way to host computing power remotely on the Internet, has morphed into an unwieldy, buzzed-about sector that’s populated by players ... (1827 words)

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