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Cloud Services. Introduction to Cloud Computing. What is cloud? Use of computing resources (hardware and software) that are delivered as a service over a network Why cloud computing? Device and location independency Elasticity and scalability Security Standardized interfaces Cost
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Introduction to Cloud Computing What is cloud? Use of computing resources (hardware and software) that are delivered as a service over a network Why cloud computing? • Device and location independency • Elasticity and scalability • Security • Standardized interfaces • Cost How it is used? Cloud computing can be achieved through 3 services • SAAS • IAAS • PAAS
GoogleDriveKeep Everything.. Share Everything.. What is Google Drive??? • File storage and synchronization service by Google • Cloud storage service - moving everyone's work to the cloud • Released on April 24, 2012 - Home of Google Docs Features • Online collaboration • Store everything safely and access it anywhere • Insanely fast • Powerful group work tool • Effective version control • Good integration with other Google services Google Drive is available for • Windows & Mac • Android devices
History • Google Docs originated from two separate products, Writelyand Google Spreadsheets. • Word - Writelywas a web-based word processing application created by Upstartle- 2005 • Spreadsheets - XL2Webproduct - 2Web Technologies in 2005 - Google Labs - 2006 • February 2007 - Google Docs was made available to Google Apps users • March 7, 2010 - DocVerse- an online document collaboration company, was acquired by Google -allows multiple user online collaboration on Microsoft Office compatible document • September 29, 2011, Google Docs supports offline viewing • April 24, 2012, Google Launched Google Drive
Services integrated with Google Drive • Google Cloud Connect - acts as a bridge between Google Docs (Google Drive) and Microsoft Office documents • AutoCad WS– Creative Tools – Open AutoCAD files (dwg) from Google Drive • Desmos – Productivity – An HTML5 social graphing calculator. Create and store graphs in Google Drive. • DocuSign – Productivity – Get signatures on documents stored in Google Drive and save signed documents back to Drive. • Floorplanner – Creative Tools – Create and edit floorplans from your browser. Render floorplans as 3D models and save images back to Google Drive • Lucidchart – Productivity – Online diagramming and flowchart tool • PixlrEditor & Pixlr Express – Creative Tools – Open and edit images from Google Drive from your browser • Pixorial– Video – Open and share media files, edit videos, and share projects from Google Drive
Pros & Cons of GoogleDrive Uses of Google Drive • 5GB of storage for free • Replacing the USB thumb drive stuffed into your backpack or purse • Drive can open up to 30 kinds of files • Multiple users can make edits to the same files at the same time • Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology Advantages of Google Drive • Centralized management. • Security • Data Replication • Uptime • Support Disadvantages of Google Drive • Conversion of files is complex • Cannot be used with multiple Google accounts • Offline working is not possible
Other similar Cloud Services There are many other cloud services which act like Google drive. Dropbox/Skydrive/Sugar sync/iCloud Dropbox: • Storage service - focuses on synchronization and sharing • Officially launched at 2008 • It supports revision history. Skydrive: • File hosting service - Allows users to upload and sync files to a cloud storage and then access them from a Web browser or their local device.
Future of Cloud • Change to the ways in which we interact with computers – Device independency • Software floats away from hardware • Unlimited Storage • Cloud computing is scaling investment value • Growing popularity for cloud-centric design • Cloud services optimized for mobile • Security “Cloud computing is the final means by which computing becomes invisible”