<P> While the term `` cloud computing '' was popularized with Amazon.com releasing its Elastic Compute Cloud product in 2006 , references to the phrase `` cloud computing '' appeared as early as 1996 , with the first known mention in a Compaq internal document . </P>
<P> While the term `` cloud computing '' was popularized with Amazon.com releasing its Elastic Compute Cloud product in 2006 , references to the phrase `` cloud computing '' appeared as early as 1996 , with the first known mention in a Compaq internal document . </P>
when was the first idea of cloud presented
when was the first idea of cloud presented
as early as 1996
as early as 1996