Welcome to another episode of 'Cloud Insights'! In this episode, we're diving deep into the fundamentals of cloud computing. Whether you’re new to the cloud or looking to solidify your understanding, this episode will break down the core concepts you need to know.

We’ll start by defining what cloud computing actually is, moving past the simple idea of ‘someone else's computer’. Instead, we'll explore how it provides availability, consistency, and scalability. You'll learn about its essential characteristics, which include on-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity, and measured service. We'll explain what these mean and how they make the cloud such a powerful tool.

We’ll discuss how the cloud provides access to computing services such as servers, databases, networking, and analytics over the internet. We will also explain how cloud computing offers businesses more flexibility and scalability than hosting on a local server. We'll explore how cloud computing enables efficient marketing of applications.

We'll also touch upon the evolution of cloud computing and the business case for adopting cloud technologies. You'll understand why the cloud has become so critical to modern businesses and even for individual developers. We will talk about how the cloud makes computational power affordable through pay-as-you-go economics.

We'll touch on how emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things, Blockchain, and Analytics, are supported by the cloud, requiring massive data storage and computational power.

We'll explore the different service models such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS), and deployment models, including public, private, community, and hybrid.

Join us as we lay the groundwork for your cloud computing journey! This episode is designed to be accessible to everyone, regardless of your technical background, as no prior knowledge of cloud computing is required. By the end of this episode, you’ll have a solid foundation for understanding how cloud computing works.