Cloud Computing

Cloud computing is an area that makes communication and data usage easier and faster. It remedies the problem of losing files or having your data unavailable due to physical means issues (unavailable USB or hard disk...). Cloud computing help you save and use files from any location in the world. You may wish to work and edit certain files using your lap top, tablet, iPad, of cell phone which is possible using a computer cloud. Many times we may suffer from our files being lost due to some virus which is impossible with the cloud since it doesn’t upload files that contain viruses.

You may send a file that contains some error or needs to be edited after you’ve sent it. The cloud provides you the opportunity to fix things on the document without resending it again where the changes will directly occur to the file received by the second party, which saves you time and appears to be more organized.

Cloud computing can make your old fashioned computer a much more updated one through letting it run faster, the fact that you are using the cloud not the computer or device.

Another important feature is that the cloud allows you to use the printer from any device and any location. You can be at home and use the printer found in your office. Google printing can be setup using Google print service and Google Chrome.

There are several types of cloud services including storage only cloud services, SAAS (soft as a service) and PAAS (Platform as a service). Some storage only cloud services include OneDrive, google drive, Icloud, and DropBox.

SAAS is a service that offers software that run on the cloud, which is accessed for free including Google Docs, sheets & Slides and Microsoft office 365.

PAAS is a service that allows users to create SAAS applications and allow the user to build and deploy a web-site on the cloud. Examples of PAAS include Ipage, Engine Yard and byethost.com (free web hosting).         

Cloud antivirus is another special service provided by the cloud. It submits your files to the cloud to be scanned for viruses. Cloud antivirus runs on the cloud and is faster and lighter than traditional antivirus. One of these great antivirus provided by the cloud include the Panda Cloud antivirus which is for free!

To conclude, technology is developing very fast, so that we are sometimes sluggish behind it. Cloud computing is much more than what was mentioned above. It is very effective and efficient for the use of students, teachers, doctors and every single person who have faith in the power of technology!