Comments on: Open Thread: How Has Cloud Computing Changed the Way You Work?

By: David Dimeola

David Dimeola — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 02:53:29 +0000

Great article about working from the clouds. I manage a design studio that creates animation for television and film.

Our main goal to have remote artists working on all stages of production over the next 2 years. Work comes together in a "hub" spot for finishing and delivery. We will be relying on some key web tools being developed right now including faster connections and CPU power delived via the internet.

By: Non-techie Talk

Non-techie Talk — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:43:33 +0000

Yes, some might think that a single copy of their files in the cloud is safe, but I'm a tad obsessive about backing up.

My office uses Windows Live Mesh, and I access my work files as a drive icon on my work desktop as though it were on the C: drive. But I also back up the files to the C: drive (as opposed to working off C and backing up to the cloud). That way, at home, the Live Mesh files are the primary files (I don't access my work machine remotely, just the files in the cloud).

After some time using SyncToy, I am slowly starting to migrate my non-work files to GoogleDocs. I'm enjoying the cloud idea very much, but you're right - back up should continue to be consciously considered.

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By: Khürt

Khürt — Thu, 27 May 2010 22:17:42 +0000

Cloud computing has definitely chnaged the way I work but not in the ways others have prsented here. I work in information security.

Cloud computing has “unique attributes that require risk assessment in areas such as data integrity, recovery, and privacy, and an evaluation of legal issues in areas such as e-discovery, regulatory compliance, and auditing” – Gartner

http://www.infoworld.com/d/security-central/gartner-seven-cloud-computing-security-risks-853

By: Ranjit Nayak

Ranjit Nayak — Wed, 26 May 2010 19:05:57 +0000

Cloud computing has made collaborating with virtual distributed teams possible. Sometimes the collaborating individuals could be from partner organizations.

I cannot underestimate the worldwide market reach and ability to seek prospects all over the world. Cloud computing has made connecting with prospects using online conferences so much easier. Conducting worldwide webinars is now feasible even for the smallest of companies.

Ranjit

By: Dougan Milne

Dougan Milne — Wed, 26 May 2010 19:01:54 +0000

To echo some of the others... Google Docs has become my 3rd browser tab behind gmail and google calendar. The collaborative aspects of gdocs has truly transformed the way my team approaches, builds, and completes projects. Our timeline is shorter, and our end result is far more comprehensive due to the real-time collaboration -- location/platform/device agnostic.

Couple that with the web-based sales tools our sales teams are using; the hosted database that our admin team maintains, and the past 12 months have proven to be significantly more productive for our SMB.

By: Nazik Huq

Nazik Huq — Wed, 26 May 2010 18:49:33 +0000

Email, document/File sharing and many other productivity web based applications were all available on the internet circa 1999. Not sure whats the fuss is about if these apps are now considered part of the "Cloud".

By: Simon Mackie

Simon Mackie — Wed, 26 May 2010 14:43:49 +0000

I, too, like that feeling that my work is safe. However, my concern is that we might all get a little lax in making backups (I know that I do already) just because we think that our data is safely stored in the cloud.

By: HowToPlaza

HowToPlaza — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:54:18 +0000

The biggest advantage I have experienced -- by using GoogleDocs -- is that my work has become platform independent. I can work in Ubuntu and Windows whenever I feel like. Another benefit is that I no longer fear losing data due to computer crash because all my files reside in the Cloud whether it's GoogleDocs or DropBox. Of course there's this benefit of being able to work from any computer :-)

~~ Sarah ~~

By: gwenmcgreen

gwenmcgreen — Wed, 26 May 2010 11:57:02 +0000

Well, as a matter of fact I have strong feelings when it comes to cloud computing. Especially because I honestly believe that the market might not be ready for it just yet. Besides, I consider it to be slow, when it comes to faster technology. Maybe I am mistaken because I have not tried it, but I am just giving my opinion based on other articles, I've read related to cloud computing.