Cloud Computing
Mary Kate Gale
What is cloud computing?
I'm sure everyone here has heard of or used "the cloud", a method for storage of data that takes up no physical space. Cloud computing is the same idea. Your tech services, as you need them, come from online. This means you only pay for what you need and when you need it. This is the future of computing.
How does cloud computing work?
We would pay another company, such as Salesforce, to take the burden of hardware and software off our hands. They would adapt technology for us, upgrading us automatically, and allowing us to not worry about tech. This would mean upgrades to new technology come at little to no cost, and we no longer have to worry about purchase, download, and upgrade of software. Boss, that Adobe Creative Suite 6 can be updated for you!
Adobe Suite 6
At $69.99 per month, we can buy a license for Adobe products, and have access to all upgrades. For $29.99, we can get a license to just one technology.
Pros
- Free, automatic upgrades
- We can focus on the business, not tech
- Saves valuable funds
- Develop new apps faster
Cons
- Less personal support
- Security issues
- When Internet is down, you're down
- Inflexibility