Most Internet users know the cloud as a place where files are stored digitally instead of on a physical device, like a computer’s hard drive, but what exactly does it look like?

Think of web hosting like renting space online. Just as a physical store needs a location to operate, a website needs a server to store its data and serve it to users when they type in a web address.

A slide deck discussing Intel 's next-generation server platform, known as "Purley," has been floating around the Web (via the AnandTech forums). The deck, dated May 2015, contains some very ...