Linux learning material: what is the relationship between blockchain and cloud computing

Cloud computing has become a very mature technology after years of development. Experts define cloud computing as a pay-per-use model that provides available, convenient, on-demand network access to a configurable pool of computing resources*** (resources include networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned with little management effort or interaction with service providers.

The concept of blockchain is relatively simple. It kind of is distributed data storage, peer-to-peer transmission, *** knowledge mechanism, encryption algorithms and other computer technology new application model. Its essence can be understood as distributed ledger and smart contracts. If a little more simple time, blockchain is equivalent to HTTP such a protocol, is to do value exchange and value transfer.

After understanding the definitions of the two, you will find that from the definition, the two are not related. But in fact, blockchain as a resource with on-demand attack demand can be understood as part of cloud computing. So all in all, although the two are very different, but they can be integrated with each other, and I believe that there will be a better quality of technology will be born.