The Cloud and SAAS - Software As A Service

The Cloud and SAAS - Software As A Service I copied the quoted portion of this from the following blog site: http://blog.beyondtrust.com/bid/90202/PowerBroker-Mobile-on-a-35-Linux-Box Link to Blog.beyontrust Article

I like the analogy of using old apps as the author likens using some old apps designed for a network appliance, in "the cloud", as putting toothpaste back in the tube.

Quoted portion: "Unfortunately, there's a lot of misinformation about "the cloud" both in what it does and in how it works, and it's necessary to clear the air about software designed for SaaS. Many enterprise software companies would have you believe that shoving whatever on-premise solution they've shipped for years in the cloud will suddenly reap all the benefits of elastic and distributed computing. Dressing up software originally designed as an appliance, and then putting it "in the cloud" is the technological equivalent of putting toothpaste back in the tube. While theoretically possible, it's going to be a mess."

The computer environment has changed by leaps and bounds, especially since the introduction of the iPhone and the other mobile devices, pads and mobile computers. The terminology is changing fast as well.
"The Cloud" exists in many forms but at its basic level "the cloud" is for remotely storing your data and running apps that are on remote servers using your remote computer or "device" which can be a phone, tablet or mobile computer in general.


Where is "the cloud"? It is all over, here are some example of where the cloud is today.

Apple's iDrive http://www.apple.com/icloud/features/ Apple iCloud Features Link

Windows SkyDrive http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/skydrive/windows-app-faq Windows SkyDrive Link

Windows Mesh http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/mesh-devices-sync-upgrade Windows Mesh Link

Google's Drive https://drive.google.com/ Link for Google Drive

Digital services like "Netflix", and "Amazon Movies", hold content in the Cloud on remote servers, you can "access them" they are not yours, but that would be another example of cloud computing.

There are many other examples of Cloud computing. Your company may have its own private Cloud Storage, or remote applications.

Not all people want their data in "The Cloud", or all of their data, as long as that remains true, people will have their storage media in forms of DVD's, CD's, Flash Drives,etc.

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