A hosted local server can help these workers access learning materials at high bandwidth that cloud - hosted services may not be able to provide. (elearningindustry.com)
Companies are discovering that storing data in the cloud is safer, more secure and often less expensive than maintaining local servers. (cmitfranchise.com)
It's not altogether clear how this will work in practice — I was playing on local servers in Capcom's offices — but if implemented well it could completely overhaul Monster Hunter's flow for the better. (theverge.com)