Cloud Computing - The Next Step Is Here

There are many technological innovations that have revolutionized the present day world. One such technology is that of 'cloud computing'. Cloud computing means sharing of same data by millions of computer users across the world. Prior to the innovation of this system of data sharing people wanted to buy and install softwares in their computer. They should bear the cost for the same. But with the aplication of cloud computing the computer user can gain a lot of advantages. Let us look into more about cloud computing.

Business enterprises are able to reduce their cost to a great extend by adopting the cloud computing data sharing method. There is no need for buying a separate software and install in the computer. They can use the shared data in their computer without even upgrading the hardware.



Cloud computing has enhanced the scope of what we call remote access system. This means accessing a particular computer by sitting in some other place. If you are a salesman then this cloud computing will be greatly useful as you can access the office system from where ever you are. In other words data can be accessed irrespective of Geo-political boundaries.

It is better to explain this with the help of an example. We most us have email accounts either in yahoo,Gmail or Hotmail. We are accessing such email services by just going to the respective websites. There is no need to install a separate software in order to login to such web based emails. You can login to your email accounts in any computer that has internet connection. This means the data is spread like a 'cloud' over the internet.

People often say that cloud computer is very worth while in the sense that it provides you a greater storage space. Otherwise you have to spend money for buying additional storage space. This has enabled the cloud computing strategy to become more popular.

Cloud computing helps you to save your time. Earlier you had to download the software to install. The download may take hours depending upon the speed of internet connection. Moreover when there is any disconnection in the internet you have to start the downloading process again from the beginning itself. But after the adoption of cloud computing the requirement of 'downloading' has become a thing of past. In that way you can save a lot of time that you spend for downloading the software.
People say that there is no security for the data that is stored online in somebody's server. As a matter of fact, cloud computing offers storage of your personal data in the form of encrypted one. This has increased the trust level in the mind of people who store their important data online.

There are many companies offering this cloud computing service. Some of them are: Google, Sun Micro-systems and Amazon. A higher level of competition in the field has enabled the people to get more additional features along with the common features. As a result there are many applications using this service. This include social networking sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter,etc.

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