Benefits of Cloud Computing

"The Cloud". It's the term on every bodies lips these days. It sounds so ethereal. It sounds so...confusing.

Things keep getting smaller and smaller. Your computer, your monitor, and now your storage. Your storage has gotten so small in fact that it turned into a cloud. Basically that means that you don't need hardware anymore to set up back ups or store files. There is a vast network of systems worldwide dedicated to doing that for you thanks to the internet.

One obvious benefit of cloud computing is in the case of disaster which might ruin your hardware and you are stuck with data loss. If you store your pictures, videos, files on the cloud, you could run over your laptop with a truck and all your precious data is not lost!

Another obvious benefit is space, physical and technical. When using the cloud to store documents you don't need hardware taking up desk space. Also when you are using hardware, there is a finite amount of usage drive space to fill up. If you have a 1TB external drive, that means you have 1TB of space. If you need more then you go out and you buy ANOTHER drive and that takes up more desk space. There is virtually endless storage space available, well, virtually.

With information being stored in the cloud you can access it anywhere. It also allows for others to access your data easily if you need them to. Cloud computing services can more often then not be accessed with a computer, tablet, or mobile device. That's convenient!