As developers, we have access to self-scaling cloud systems often referred to as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), yet adoption of such superior technology is surprisingly slow.
作为开发人员，我们可以使用自扩展的云系统——常常称为Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)，但这种高级技术的推广速度很慢。
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XML is often referred to as self-describing data because it is designed so the schema repeats for each record in the document.
XML通常被称为自我描述的数据，因为它被设计为对文档中的每个记录使用重复的模式。
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The aim of these placements is usually to train local people in the skills you possess so that they can become self-sufficient (such work is referred to as capacity-building).