Cloud computing
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Cloud computing is a model of delivering computing resources—such as servers, storage, databases, networking, and software—over the internet on demand, typically with pay-as-you-go pricing.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cloud computing canonical | 1 |
| On-demand computing | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7928650 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cloud computing Context triple: [Content delivery network, relatedTo, Cloud computing]
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A.
Infrastructure as a Service
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is a cloud computing model that provides virtualized computing resources—such as servers, storage, and networking—over the internet on a pay-as-you-go basis.
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B.
Cloud and AI
Cloud and AI is Huawei’s business division focused on providing cloud computing services and artificial intelligence solutions for enterprises and developers.
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C.
CLOUD
CLOUD is a CERN experiment that studies how cosmic rays and atmospheric aerosols influence cloud formation and, consequently, Earth's climate.
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D.
Cloud Software and Services
Cloud Software and Services is an Ericsson business division focused on delivering cloud-native software, platforms, and managed services for telecommunications networks and digital infrastructure.
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E.
Cloud Monitoring
Cloud Monitoring is a Google Cloud service that collects, visualizes, and alerts on metrics, logs, and uptime data from applications and infrastructure running in the cloud and on-premises.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cloud computing Target entity description: Cloud computing is a model of delivering computing resources—such as servers, storage, databases, networking, and software—over the internet on demand, typically with pay-as-you-go pricing.
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A.
Infrastructure as a Service
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is a cloud computing model that provides virtualized computing resources—such as servers, storage, and networking—over the internet on a pay-as-you-go basis.
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B.
Cloud and AI
Cloud and AI is Huawei’s business division focused on providing cloud computing services and artificial intelligence solutions for enterprises and developers.
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C.
CLOUD
CLOUD is a CERN experiment that studies how cosmic rays and atmospheric aerosols influence cloud formation and, consequently, Earth's climate.
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D.
Cloud Software and Services
Cloud Software and Services is an Ericsson business division focused on delivering cloud-native software, platforms, and managed services for telecommunications networks and digital infrastructure.
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E.
Cloud Monitoring
Cloud Monitoring is a Google Cloud service that collects, visualizes, and alerts on metrics, logs, and uptime data from applications and infrastructure running in the cloud and on-premises.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Computing paradigm
ⓘ
Service delivery model ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cloud
ⓘ
On-demand computing ⓘ
linked to:
Cloud computing
|
| deploymentModel |
Community cloud
ⓘ
Hybrid cloud ⓘ Private cloud ⓘ Public cloud ⓘ |
| emergedIn | Early 2000s ⓘ |
| enables |
Business continuity
ⓘ
Cost optimization ⓘ Disaster recovery ⓘ Elasticity ⓘ Global accessibility ⓘ Remote work ⓘ Scalability ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Broad network access
ⓘ
Measured service ⓘ On-demand self-service ⓘ Rapid elasticity ⓘ Resource pooling ⓘ |
| isStandardizedBy | NIST cloud computing definition ⓘ |
| isUsedBy |
Enterprises
ⓘ
Individual consumers ⓘ Small and medium-sized businesses ⓘ |
| majorProvider |
Amazon Web Services
ⓘ
Google Cloud Platform ⓘ
linked to:
Google Cloud
IBM Cloud ⓘ Microsoft Azure ⓘ
linked to:
Azure
Oracle Cloud ⓘ
linked to:
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
|
| pricingModel |
Pay-as-you-go
ⓘ
Subscription-based ⓘ |
| provides |
Analytics
ⓘ
Databases ⓘ Intelligence services ⓘ Networking ⓘ Servers ⓘ Software ⓘ Storage ⓘ |
| reducesNeedFor |
On-premises data centers
ⓘ
On-premises hardware ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Distributed computing
ⓘ
Edge computing ⓘ Grid computing ⓘ Virtualization ⓘ |
| requires |
Data center infrastructure
ⓘ
Network connectivity ⓘ Virtualization technologies ⓘ |
| serviceModel |
Backend as a Service
ⓘ
Function as a Service ⓘ
linked to:
Functions-as-a-Service
Infrastructure as a Service ⓘ Platform as a Service ⓘ Software as a Service ⓘ |
| supports |
Automation
ⓘ
DevOps practices ⓘ Multi-tenancy ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
Internet
ⓘ
linked to:
the internet
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Cloud computing Description of subject: Cloud computing is a model of delivering computing resources—such as servers, storage, databases, networking, and software—over the internet on demand, typically with pay-as-you-go pricing.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cloud computing