Server side computing has been a more affordable and practical technology than its precursor token ring or mainframe. This allows you to have processing power with the end user with the options to upload to a file server. This also allows you to share networks, files, back-ups and remote updates.
The internet pushed this concept of sharing information creating newsgroups, blogs, and grid computing which is basically sharing processor utilization among a number of users for a common goal. The Cloud, which is synonymous with the internet, became a common phrase which infers that everybody can keep files and records in a trusted site.
So what is the difference between uploading a file to a file server and uploading a file to a cloud?
Is there any security once the data goes across the backbone of the internet?