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 NEWS:
Cloud Computing
Most of you
have probably heard of the term "cloud computing" enough to make your
heads spin, but may not know what it is, or where it is going. In
short, the "cloud" is the internet. An easy definition would be
“services and applications that are hosted on and accessed
through the Internet". What this does is remove our need for servers at
our physical locations. Someone else would be responsible for the PCs,
while you have the ownership of programs and/or data on those machines.
Examples of cloud computing that have been around for a while
would be:
Hotmail
Yahoo Mail
Google Mail
In the future, we can expect applications to be hosted on
cloud machines as well. Companies like Microsoft are creating cloud
versions of the entire Office Suite so that all you need is Internet
connectivity to be able to access your programs and data.
Some of the benefits of this technology are:
- Reduced Cost
Cloud technology is
paid incrementally, saving organizations money.
- Increased Storage
Organizations can
store more data than on private computer systems.
- Highly Automated
No longer do IT
personnel need to worry about keeping software up to date.
- More Mobility
Employees can access
information wherever they are, rather than having to remain at their
desks.
Drawbacks:
- YOU MUST BE ON THE INTERNET!!
- Uncontrollable Outages
- Data Congestion
For
more reading on Cloud Computing, visit this link:
Cheat
Sheet: Cloud Computing
some
data gathered from Web
2.0 Journal
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In This Issue:
NEWS: Cloud
Computing
TIPS: Control Win7 From Your Desktop
REMINDERS: Back Up Your Data
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REMINDERS:
TIME TO BACK UP
YOUR DATA
It's been 6 months since the last "Backing Up
Initiative" occurred, so this month's reminder is the simple act
of backing up your data. With all of the Christmas photos and new
softwares installed, this may be the most opportune time take care of
this chore. Many people are feeling the impact of the economy and
there is nothing more crippling than losing all of your data and being
at the mercy of expensive recovery methods, at best!
Don't forget that you can always find an automated backup
solution (Mozy) on our website or we can be
reached any time to assist with taking care of this alternatively.
Call
or email for questions
If you have a ticket to
submit,
please
visit our website.
www.allinonesupport.com
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