The cloud Matthias Liffers Emerging Technologies Specialist.
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What is a cloud?
• A visible mass of droplets• Little drops of water or frozen crystals• In the atmosphere• Above the surface of the Earth or other planetary
body
What is the cloud?
Created by Sam Johnston, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license
How did this come about?
• Paradigm shift in server model
• Virtualisation
• Broadband
• Change in attitude
Cloud applications
• Productivity• Google docs http://docs.google.com/• Microsoft Office Web Apps http://office.live.com/
• Online storage• Dropbox http://www.dropbox.com/• SkyDrive http://skydrive.live.com/
• Notes• Evernote http://www.evernote.com/
• Tasks• Remember the milk http://www.rememberthemilk.com/
• Freemium!
How does this help me?
• Data is not stored on your computer• Potential cost benefits?• Freedom for/from IT?• Accessible anywhere 24/7
• Anything can be cloud-hosted• Corporate email• Files• Applications
Problems
• Where is the data actually stored?• USA PATRIOT Act • http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:HR03162:]
• Security• Be careful with confidential data
• Internet traffic• Traffic is subject to quotas in Australia
Universal file access
• Simple
• Fast
• Supported on a variety of platforms
• PC, Mac, Linux, iPad, iPhone, Android• Blackberry coming soon
• http://www.dropbox.com/
Work collaboratively
• Simple
• Already being used by students at Murdoch and UWA
• http://docs.google.com/
• http://office.live.com/
Flip Ultra HD
• 2 hours recording
• 16:9 widescreen
• USB and HDMI connectivity
• Tripod mount
• RRP$249.95