The Cloud

"The Cloud" is a phrase that is used quite often in today's tech world but what does it really mean?  When I think of a cloud the image of a white fluffy object comes to my mind.  A real cloud is something out in the sky and it really is full of something.  A tech cloud is full of information that you or another user has created.  The tech cloud gives an individual mobility, the ability to collaborate and frees up space on your actual computing device.

Cloud applications can be split into categories:

• storage & share 
• Dropbox
• Flickr
• Picasa
• create, collaborate, store and share
• Presentation Applications
• Google Apps/Drive
• Zoho Show
• Prezi
• Educanvas
• Glogster
• Animoto
• Present.Me
• Voice Thread
• Word processing/Spreadsheets
• Google Apps/Drive
• Zoho Show
• SkyDrive

I'm sure there are plenty of other applications out there, these are just some that I am personally familiar with and have used frequently.

Before you make the decision to move to a cloud based storage system - think about what it is you are wanting to create/store.  Is it highly confidential information?  The cons of cloud based storage/creation is the fact that you aren't 100% sure of the security level.   In my field of work - cloud based applications work great.  It allows me to create something from any device that I used and from anywhere I have an Internet connection.  Another con - you rely on the availability of the Internet.  As with any technological tool - you will probably run into technical difficulties on occasion.

Please watch my blog for posts that focus on the individual applications mentioned above!