What is "The Cloud" as Fast As Possible

[@senseikuuto3715]

8 Years Later it's still extremely helpful!

[@Diyas-vn1xc]

Actually 9 years! Time flies man

[@Sulfen]

10 years and counting.

[@tgmotz]

Fast and short without losing the content required to proper describe it informatively and raising the bar by including cost and resource sharing. Nice, thanks.

[@MattsPaddock]

Cloud = Commercial word for servers

[@Sulfen]

No, it's a cluster of computers. There's still a lot of companies that rent dedicated servers that do not share resources.

[@cptechno]

WHY THEY CALL IT THE CLOUD - Originally, the name cloud was given as something that hangs over you wherever you go. You can get access to it from anywhere.

[@regularuser]

*coughs in T mobile coverage*

[@dogeeatsveggies]

i have high respects for this guy.. been watching him since i was in highschool.. hes really good in explaining things and marketing

[@MotoHowi]

That was the best transition to a sponsor message I've ever seen. Well done linus

[@alipakzad2005]

Bro,I am computer science student and I love your videos so much.They are really informative in the fast way.keep up with your great work

[@AnOddScot]

Not sure why but hearing you say "Arse" makes me smile a little.

[@NikolajLepka]

Why bother setting up an FTP server? Just use BitTorrent Sync, it works just like DropBox, except it's faster, it's free, and you have as much storage as your hard drive allows... And it's immensely secure too You don't need to sign up for an account, you don't need to pay anything, if you leave a computer running at home you can sync with it from anywhere in the world, and it's super easy to set up...

[@NikolajLepka]

Stephan Bijzitter yeah I moved over most of my dropbox to btsync rather painlessly

[@NikolajLepka]

***** you're welcome though mind you it runs over the torrent protocol, some networks block that protocol so it might not work everywhere

[@patthe]

YA that is the best !!!!

[@TonyHookedonVanlife]

"the cloud" = salesmen-speak for 'we have alot of servers'

[@JdotCarver]

The editing just gets better and better.

[@edzelyago2840]

If you're talking about the animations then YAY! Linus was all like, "You are liek taaaking tooo long to dooo theees." And I'm all like, "Well, I have fancy animations, my good man. Patience is a virtue!" So if you like the animations (that spinning globe was top notch, I think!) Make it known!

[@JdotCarver]

Edzel Yago Yeah! Great work there! They really enhance the quality of the video; much profesionalism.

[@Tom-cx9wk]

I haven't even heard of cloud computing until I saw this video. Thanks for the info!

[@Mona001-01g]

I hit the like as soon as he compared the cloud to a real cloud with lot of water molecules:) That cleared it up

[@bensemusx]

love the segways into ur sponsor bits :)

[@RHCPFREAK15]

Great video, Linus. If you can sort out the logistics, perhaps a video on setting up your own personal cloud (FTP server) on the main tech tips channel?

[@MrJinx1710]

LinusTechTips You put a big smile on my face when you said "Can't be Arsed" :)

[@nkreseknowledge2241]

Well done 😉 Talk about learning about cloud as a novice.

[@dainis007]

it would be nice that there would be a video how to make a DIY home cloud (linux, windows based) for your photos and other staff, witch you can connect to from anywhere where is internet.

[@tanay7391]

I didnt know that Linus made this vid, thx for helping in exams

[@miicago3041]

Actually in maths class trying to get what's the point

[@ArchVileDaClown]

My school made us do write something about cloud storage and I got recommended this video after 5 years later.

[@philpyung4831]

What's so crazy is that having never been told what the "cloud" is, I already assumed everything he said in this video. In other words, sounds about right!

[@MrJackPL]

Great idea with TQ covering private cloud!! Can't wait to see that :)

[@karlslicher8520]

It's a brand name for THE INTERNET. Selling ice to the Eskimos....

[@philpyung4831]

Um... no. The Internet is the means by which computers communicate with each other. The cloud represents computing power and storage that you can rent. Not the same thing, dude...

[@karlslicher8520]

Philp Yung Funny that, what is the internet again?

[@philpyung4831]

***** Why would you link that? All it did was prove my point. Does not mean "the internet". The internet can exist without cloud computing. Cloud computing means multiple computers work together to render a service. You just don't get it. You're slow, not me.

[@Strav9]

Iceland imports lots of ice

[@Blackoutwhiteout23]

@@karlslicher8520 internet is the network of computers made possible by the internet protocol. Cloud is a sharable VM on a big computing architecture. Totally different

[@DanielLiljar]

You should think that there would be nothing wrong with the words "Server" and "Render Farm", but Nooooo now they have all suddenly become cloooooouds! :/

[@labanos21]

Software is also a perfectly good term but everyone now calls it app.

[@dvrsflrs]

Great video! I would love to see another video about the advantages of a private cloud. Thanks!

[@cal920c]

I personally use Tonido and Teamviewer to manage my files remotely... I can actually run low resource programs over the internet over a Teamviewer VPN... Best thing of all: Both are free! (albeit one only for personal use)

[@joelambert8793]

yes, do another techquickie about private cloud stuff!

[@Pineapplecruncher123]

Please talk about fans and and hardware cooling! Like how fans should be positioned to give the best cooling.

[@RedPhoenix550]

Can you make a tutorial on how to create an FTP server? I know that there are probably tons of existing tutorials out there, I just like yours better :)

[@GoldSrc_]

I think he already made a video on how to make an FTP server.

[@ThomasAlex]

Make a video on pros and cons of private cloud vs. the other cloud

[@TheRealDavil]

Yup you can put your files in the cloud where they are accessible to anyone and obviously super secure.

[@matthewminor7861]

Linus, do a build guide start to finish of a personal cloud server including the connecting to the internet

[@sgallant04]

Excellent explanation and description of cloud based services. I work for a large telecom provider who is moving towards cloud services. Many people in the organization still have a very limited understanding of the cloud computing concepts.

[@IIJ3R3MYII]

I liked the little guy at the beginning... MORE OF THESE!

[@MatthewGraham027]

Yeah do a public vs. private video. I'm interested because of the shared responsibility of ownership seems strange. I saw a chromebook with a low amount of storage, but they were offering a bunch of cloud space. So why would a normal person want to have somebody else hold all of their stuff for them?

[@ForestNinjaZero]

You could have explained it much faster: During an IT meeting regarding off-site storage and remote clustering some &$$hole looked at the network diagram and thought he would earn money by coining a new term and offering something which was never intended to be user-accessible as a new service model. "You mean it's all out there in that little cloud? Brilliant! We'll call it cloud computing!" Engineers refer to it as 'The WAN' or a remote network segment of undefined composition which may or may not be private.

[@mbsfaridi]

Love to see a video on a NAS and a private cloud system.

[@jhumabiswas2163]

Really nice video. It was helpful for me. In a short time you have given a smart and overall idea of cloud.

[@sugarpuffextrem]

lawl, I got 9tb containing over 1000 bluray movies and I access it over my own lan which has an effective speed of above 900mbps wired or a little under 100mbps wireless. Cloud solutions got nothing on me.

[@AKAMustang]

Redundancy?

[@sugarpuffextrem]

***** what type of raid? 5 disks in raid-0. Ye it is a bit reckless but on my third year now I think with it and so far so good.

[@ForestNinjaZero]

Try a MIMO 802.11n solution. You should be able to achieve much higher than 100mb over wireless.

[@damaster720]

Different folks, different strokes.

[@AgrimITEducation]

nice video bro.. the way of explanation is impressive ..

[@awesomeferret]

Around 2:55, i got really confused. How can you upload/download data to cloud storage service faster than the speed that you pay for (for your home network)? When you upload/download data, it is just ones and zeroes, no different than a KZbin video or a movie being streamed. How is the bandwidth capabilities of the cloud service relevant? If you have a 25Mbps plan with your ISP, then you cannot upload/download _any_ data at speeds higher than that.

[@johnbarrett4398]

I think what he is getting at is this... A) Your home connection likely has a much slower upload speed than it does download speed. If this is the case, then you download from a service like dropbox at 25mbps at your house, and maybe something like 50mbps at your work. However, if you're at work and download from a DIY solution at home, you might only download at 10mbps. B) Services like dropbox will scale well beyond your home connection. Even if you have a 25up/25down connection at home, Dropbox will still be faster at your 50mbps work connection, because Dropbox will scale to 50mbps easily. Or 100mbps, etc. Something your home cannot do unless you pay more for bandwidth.... C) OK then, what if you just pay for higher bandwidth at your house? Well you could do that, yes, but if you're doing it for the sake of hosting your own cloud storage then why not just pay for cloud storage instead? D) If you have something like Google Fiber or a local fiber network in your city that is giving you 100/100mbps or 1/1gbps connections, then yes, your point is relative.

[@awesomeferret]

John Barrett thanks! :)

[@jiiub]

Linus, i dont recommend Hotspot Shield, i have a years worth but i already switched now to another 20 days later and im A LOT happier with Privateinternetaccess, its a lot faster and their support is amazing and the number of servers and security is way better

[@Yarkspiri]

I would really like to see another video "as Fast as Possible" for the personalized cloud since that's mainly what I interested in.

[@Polsom]

Here's a tip, stick to the ads at the start of the video. It keeps the viewer willing to watch to the end knowing they won't have to sit through another ad.

[@brands2131]

But if the ads are at the end, you can watch the video first, and then stop watching as soon as the ad comes if your not interested, a lot more convenient.

[@darkdancerman]

Could you please make a video on the DIY option? I have been really interested in making my own and can't find any good tutorials online. Thanks

[@thecamerasofeli]

I'd like to see a video geared towards the private cloud. Has that been posted yet?

[@christianhagbergnygaard5382]

Van you make a video abort setting up your own little cloud

[@sarahward3730]

Yeah! Cloud is cool, especially if you know how to manage it wisely. Cloud management platforms like Binadox can help you to reduce your cloud bills and be aware of all the internal processes in the cloud.

[@kennethultimate02]

I love cloud storage, I can access files anywhere but for gaming I choose computer rather than the cloud because of the latency especially during the hours of congestion

[@warnematt]

I have a virtual server, they can run quite cheap if you shop around and it's awesome. I will however, hook up my external 1TB HDD to my MAME arcade system that i'm building just to keep all of my stuff backed up, good idea?

[@spritsfal1869]

I prefer the personal cloud over the public one but I also don't like leaving stuff running whenever I'm not home so I still do the transfer bs from device to device XP.

[@mickvanwijk]

Love to see a video that focuses on a private cloud, maybe even talk about encryption. Btw for anyone looking for more than 2GB of storage, go to mega.co.nz and get 50GB for free. They have servers in NZ, the EU and i guess the US as well

[@joeytunez]

Thanks for just saying what it is at the very beginning. My kid thanks you for getting to the point

[@thegonch101]

Nice trim

[@roguestar7021]

I have never learned anything before from anyone sponsoring the platform

[@AdamArmstrong]

Did Linus just say "can't be arsed"? Hah!

[@mariocampos9887]

Very good video. Good job. I would love a private Cloud video. Can you predict the quality of service in a cloud based infrastructure compared to a legacy infrastructure? THank you!

[@TheHenricus69]

O gee, i love the cloud, so does the NSA! I want my data private, if that is still possible? Nice video Linus! (:

[@ikon106]

The cloud-to-butt Chrome extension made this hilarious!

[@Ureallydontknow]

changes to a website actually take longer to appear in the cloud vs hosting a local web server. I don't know why would imply that this is a feature unique or better implemented in cloud computing when it is not. there are exceptions to the rule however if the cloud is compiling, installing, and running web application services but I do not think that was explained or a common use case for the beginners watching your video.

[@rackhamyt2092]

The cloud can never be explained!

[@jatinkhuranaconnect]

upload a video on machine learning . explain what it is exactly and future scope As Fast As Possible .

[@HyPeRQsZzZRaymond]

When linus said can't be arsed that was the exact way i was thinking about it in my head

[@freekje007]

Can you make a video on how to use your harddrives to make your own mini-cloud like you explained briefly in the video?

[@vgamesx1]

I know this comment is a little old though, if you really want to know, the easiest way to do it would be to go download BitTorrent Sync, install it onto any other device you have then on your computer where the files you want to access are located, then make a BTsync folder, share the key with the other devices and then copy/move the files you want to be able to access anywhere to that BTsync folder you made, that may have sounded a bit complicated but it really only takes about 10 minutes or so to setup, of course there is also the older FTP method where you run an FTP server and client but that takes some extra steps and messing with your router to be able to setup properly. (also if you if you prefer it, you could try owncloud, supposedly its pretty similar to BTsync but I haven't tried it yet.)

[@cezar1196]

"My Butt is a term that gets thrown around a lot". I fucking love the cloud to butt extension.

[@alongeasy666]

4:20 the END. STOP. What CLOUD? Duhhhh...

[@LarsTechTipsDe]

at school, dropbox saved my life like a billion times!

[@CaptainScorpio1998]

You need a fast and good internet connection. I tried Liquidsky for cloud gaming. I was not even able to get into the basic (free ,beginner )program , because my ping or latency was too high as i was far away from all of their servers.

[@lurker86]

So this is what I have always wondered, how secure is a cloud say Google Drive? what kind of security is used and while we're on the subject, would you store something private on a cloud storage?

[@paulandpedro]

After what happened to Austin Evans cloud storage is the way to go. Doesn't matter how many Raid 1 setups you have if they are all in the same place.

[@paulandpedro]

***** expensive, plus in Austin's case they bulldozed everything to put out the fire which would bury something like that even if the contents survive the fire.

[@edzelyago2840]

paulandpedro I wonder if a tough, fireproof NAS would also be able to survive a bulldozer.

[@3ds12Game]

i think that the cloud is a marketing term pointed to people who want to hear: Here is how it works, your data is stored super safe in the cloud!

[@XeroJin84]

If I have a desktop gaming pc, should i bother with getting a gaming laptop?

[@yolo3659]

1:35 little did he know how fast technology advances

[@frostyx6412]

Let's get on that private cloud video!

[@Artymissi]

Techquickie Dear Linus, can you please explain HDD Encryption? By HDD Encryption I mean the automaticated way provided by the HDD producer like the Seagate Constellation ES.3 SEDs have. And even further: How do you encrypt your own HDD/SSDs?

[@AKB95]

For storing less sensitive data and temporary usage , we can prefer cloud. Privacy is the biggest issue of cloud and it will never be solved.

[@rsfoltz00]

Very good video. Thank you. 👍

[@DiegoBQZ]

So wait, what's exactly the cloud gaming concept from MS when they said they were going to apply it in the XBO? And Gaikai?

[@MartinPierreBeaulieu]

If anyone wants to setup your own Dropbox, take a look at Tonido. It's a matter of a couple of clicks to install and then you can access or share any folder you want. There's no shared key to manage, you can give permissions and passwords to people. Awesome...

[@aliawesome12fab]

2gb with dropbox ? I got 50gb when I signed up with my s4 .... anyone else?

[@techquickie]

You got extra included for buying an S4. It's part of Samsung's arrangement with Dropbox :)

[@jamesdaniel7229]

WH^T IN TH3 PHUQQ HAVE WE D0NE??? ;'(

[@ODITno]

+Techquickie Same here! :)

[@GummieI]

+aliawesome12fab +HydroTekZ If i'm not wrong those 50GB are only yours for 2 years as well, after that you be back to the 2GB

[@CariagaXIII]

Cloud Gaming sounds more awesome i think as a game developer you will have more security and lesser hackers. but you will need an incredible server as good as game super computers.

[@connectyourstories]

Good video. Next time, though, could you please slow down a bit? Hard to take all that in with your voice being pushed. Relax your voice and communicate at a normal talking pace so the viewers can process it all. You have a good presenting style, aside from these suggestons. Thank you for explaining this so well.

[@Tahmeedz]

Fair point, but I think it is called "as Fast As Possible" for a reason.

[@Green_Man_5]

Yes I would like a personal cloud video

[@WandererOfWorlds0]

Is it possible to harness "cloud" computing to get better computing performance than a supercomputer? This isn't a silly question, I have to write a paper on supercomputers and comparing them to the cloud would be useful especially since distributed computing seems to be all the rage these days.

[@AshishRawat-zl6te]

awesome video ......... really helped a lot.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@DannyOvox3]

Linus can you do a video on the DIY cloud server?

[@patthe]

I have a server at home, but don't need to, and I use BitTorrent sync. It basically give me unlimited space between my sync folder. Don't have to rely on other party. Work the same way dropbox or google drive work and it also have a android app. So this is how I use my cloud !!! By controlling myself, and it FREE !

[@atom608]

People will need like google gigabit conections for cloud gaming and those gaming servers in every single city/town so people can use it with low latency

[@Gamewwx]

what is better? dropbox or media fire? I have seen dropbox everywhere but no media fire so much

[@topislander]

Or 15gb on google drive for free...

[@topislander]

True, true, but the cloud storage is free :P

[@topislander]

I can only think of a few triple A titles that wouldn't fit on 15gb, all the indi games in my steam library are usually around a gig each. As for music, google play allows you to store 10000 songs for free on their servers that you can access from anywhere. Plus for most people, the 15GB is simply used to store documents on for backup purposes or maybe the occasional film or album. Plus this is all free if you have a google account, id say its a great deal...

[@defvii]

Or 30 on onedrive.

[@gravitygrim8639]

Or the mighty free 100 with Degoo

[@KJ-gp4tt]

Thanks

[@robertholtz]

How about elasticity? Instantaneous scalability? On-demand pay-as-you-go resources that you can release at will? Integration and interoperability between service providers eliminating duplicitous downloading and re-uploading of content though typically slow network connections? Automatic backup? Enterprise-class security and uptime? Ubiquity? Persistent access? Freedom from technological obsolescence?

[@randyo308]

Nice explanation!

[@martinoezbay4487]

Doing a private cloud video would be great.

[@elmonte5lim]

I like your arsed, Linus, however - here in Old Country - we say: 'Aahsed'. Those wee, crazy people up North, may have a different convention, not unlike yours. ;) Nice vid! BTW. You're getting quite good at this.

[@YungMono0]

I honestly thought the cloud was just a virtual flash drive where you can upload, save your documents in, and then download later when you need it.

[@NiklasAuinger]

yay private cloud! do a video on it ;)

[@MarcusNailor]

Private cloud video! :)

[@VADemon]

2:00 you forgot HUGE electricity bills if you don't buy a small server + the internet connection is limited. but that goes offtopic

[@MartinPierreBeaulieu]

My computer cost below 60$ a year to run it 365/24/7. That's a 4670k w/ a 760GTX... I use it for more than just file sharing and I got 9 Terabytes of storage. But yeah, depends how much your electricity cost.

[@VADemon]

Yea, here in Germany it'd cost me $350 or 260 Euro to run my PC 24/7 per year, 110W + .25c/kWh

[@sbhalter]

Great explanation for laymen. thanks!

[@JonnyInfinite]

Linus said "arsed" :)