Z-Wave is the international wireless standard for home automation. Z-Cloud is a central controller for Z-Wave based home automation networks and allows to setup, manage and control Z-Wave devices.
Z-Cloud runs on a server located in a data centre (how does this work...). In your home you will therefore only need a small Z-Wave transceiver hardware and a connector software to connect the software running on the Z-Cloud server with your wireless devices. If you have concerns regarding privacy or security, read this.
To run your wireless Z-Wave network using Z-Cloud do the following steps: