Bi cnh ra i Trong gn ht k nguyn my tnh c nhn (PC), nhng ni dung m con ngi cn lm vic c lu gi trong cng (hard disk)

k) ca PC hay trong cc cng gn ngoi v USB. Trc khi c internet, cc thng tin, d liu trong mi chic my tnh PC s dng c lp, khng lin kt nhau. Mng internet ra i gn kt cc h thng my tnh vi nhau, cc thng tin c dng chung mt cch c hiu qu hn, tuy nhin chi ph hot ng cn rt cao. Nh s pht trin ca cc mng di ng, mng vin thng, c bit l mng thng tin bng rng v s xut hin ca cc phn mm m phng tp trung c nng lc tnh ton v nng lc lu tr ca cc my tnh li vi nhau thnh mt th thng nht v a vo mng". Khi cn khai thc s dng th li thng qua mng" m ly ra, t thc y s ra i ca in ton m my. Cng ngh in ton m my l mt thnh tu khoa hc tng ng thnh tu ca cc cng ngh tnh ton nhng n khc ch : cng ngh m my cn l m hnh dch v mi. in ton m my cung cp phng tin chia s phn cng, phn mm c s h tng lu tr, theo mt gi phn mm tin dng v ph bin. Chng ta c th truy cp v s dng n cc dch v CNTT tn ti trong "m my. Cu trc bn trong cc m my l nhng c s h tng nh phn cng, phn mm, mng, phng thc lu tr, bo tr, backup, v..v.. , c duy tr cung cp cc dch v m bo kh nng sn sng cao. l cc trang tri server (server farm) ln do Amazon, Google v cc cng ty khc qun l, ni mt lng d liu cc ln c tn tr ngi dng c th ly v ti bt c ni no trn th gii