{"id":13269,"date":"2014-03-19T11:48:17","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T11:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/cloud-networking\/"},"modified":"2017-01-17T16:52:19","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T16:52:19","slug":"cloud-networking","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/29854\/cloud-networking","title":{"rendered":"Cloud Networking"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_cloud_networking_mean\">What Does Cloud Networking Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Cloud networking is the sourcing or utilization of one or more network resources and services from the cloud.\n<\/p>\n<p>It entails shifting some or all network operations onto a cloud-based network. The network resources are hosted on a public, private or hybrid cloud platform. 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