I am trying to get a better understanding of cloud computing and all it's implications.
Will all our data be accessible to from anywhere and who controls it.Â
Dear Richard,
Cloud computing is a new way of storing and accessing your files, it's done from the web. Cloud computing is here to make our lives easier and to offer us free space, that we don't physically posses, on the web, online.
The service provider allocates your account with space to store your files and grants you access to them whenever you desire.
You don't need to hassle anymore to buy new hardware to increase your disk space, it's at a click of a button away from you. The service provider has the required hardware to fulfill your need, and you only need to pay for the subscription that you chose.
Depending on the Cloud service provider (Dropbox, Box.net, Google Drive, Microsoft Skydrive etc.) you may be eligible for a limited (5GB or so) free storage, and if you want more you'll have to subscribe to a larger service, offering you more GBs.
Moreover,some Cloud service providers offer you extended features for the files stored online. Microsoft and Google, for example, both have online apps that let you create, edit and manage your online files without the need of a local program on your PC. Microsoft has Office365 and Google has GoogleDocs which are veritable online office suites.
You can access all of your files on the Cloud while you're away, on the go, from mobile apps, laptop applications, browsers, making it easier for you to be in reach of your files.
As for the part of it being secure, nobody else has access to them unless you make your files public (for example if you would like to share a presentation with others you might want to do so).
I hope this helps.
Dear User,
Cloud Computing is the practice of using Remote servers hosted in internet, to store your data.
Also process you data and manage it. This is basically Delivery of Storage Capacity over a network of remote servers hosted over internet.
When you ask about safety,
Your data is being stored in another company’s storage. So I would say if you can trust the provider then yes it is safe to use.
And tapping into cloud power boil down the economics and convenience
Thank you
In simple words, cloud computing involves 'virtual servers" that one can find and access in the internet. It is the delivery of computing and storage as a service to end users.
