cloud computing

cloud computing

1. uses

   • sharing classwork or business files
   • sharing photos
   • Managed services. This is perhaps the oldest iteration of cloud solutions. In this scenario, a cloud provider utilizes an application rather than end-users. So, for example, this might include anti-spam services, or even application monitoring services.
   • Service commerce. These types of cloud solutions are a mix of SaaS and managed services. They provide a hub of services which the end-user interacts with. Common implmentations include expense tracking, travel ordering, or even virtual assistant services.
   • You run your own applications but you do it on the cloud provider’s infrastructure.

2. Platforms

   • mobile phones
   • tablets
   • laptops

3. Definition

   • the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer.

4. Pros

   • accesssability has been improved- work anywhere and anytime
   • you can store information and or important documents onto a harddrive which isn't internal to your device, it is stored on the internet
   • backup and recovery: keep backnups if you lose a certain document
   • takes away the need for external storage
   • very cheap and easy to use
   • no need for software licenses
   • collaboration anyone can customise your documents

5. cons

   • weaker security systems
   • lack of control
   • poor reliability
   • 3rd party dependance
   • possible downtime : small business are dependant on unreliable cloud computing methods
   • inflexability : you have to use that certain programme for work- cannot transfer from other cloud computing methods
   • slow broadband speed and even slower on 3G
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   • prone to attack

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