Cloud computing refers to renting digital resources, such as computing power, storage, or entire software platforms, from a provider that maintains physical servers. Instead of buying, setting up, and managing your own hardware, you access these services online, paying for only what you use. This model streamlines infrastructure management, providing numerous behind-the-scenes services, including security, software updates, backups, scaling, and system redundancy. It may not be as obvious what features your cloud service provides, so do not assume, for instance, that you have automated backups. Ensure that your assumptions are accurate.