What i s i t?

CLOUD COMPUTING
Connects to the cl oud vi a the Internet
Does computing tasks, or
Runs applications, or
Stores Data
THE AVERAGE CLOUD USER
DO YOU USE THE CLOUD?


Software as a Service (SaaS) i s a sof tware
di stribution model i n whi ch applications are hosted
by a vendor or service provider and made avai lable
to customers over a network, typically the I nternet.
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TYPE OF SERVICE
An Internet connecti on
An account - Created wi th a user name and a password
Agree to Terms
THE CLOUD REQUIRES
SO WHAT IS THE CLOUD?
Computing and software resources that are delivered on demand, as service.
(2013, January) A Walk in the Clouds. Cloud Computing, CDW-G Reference Guide., 3-5.
From ground
to cl oud
THE BACK STORY
Computers have i nternal or hard dri ve storage(C: Dri ve)
CPU has a dri ve for stori ng programs, documents, pi ctures,
vi deos, presentati ons, etc
COMPUTER STORAGE
Standard Computer Tower
or Central Processing Unit
(CPU)
Inside the Computer
Content i s stored on THAT computer
To use content must return to THAT computer
Cannot access thi s content from another devi ce or computer
INTERNAL STORAGE
Purchase programs
Load to the computer
Each computer woul d need the program l oaded and stored on
the i nternal dri ve

PROGRAMS
EXTERNAL STORAGE
External Hard Drive
CD/DVD Thumb Drive
SD Card
Micro SD Card
Al l ows your content to become mobi l e
Save to the storage device
Take devi ce to any compatible computer
Open and use content
Mul tiple work stati ons tal k to one uni t that stores i nformation
and data.
Data i s not saved to the C: dri ve, but to a network dri ve
Can retri eve the data stored to the network from any of the
connected workstations.
NETWORKED STORAGE
When you do a save as on your computer, you choose where
to save the material.
SAVING DOCUMENTS
Internal Storage
External Storage
Network
Create an Account
User name and
password
Content lives with
the account in the
cloud
Log onto any
computer with Wi-Fi
to find your content
CLOUD STORAGE
Downl oad a cl oud based app to a computer you own
The app l i ves on your Computer
Save fi l es to the app
When connected to the Internet i t wi l l sync wi th the cl oud
The Cl oud can be accessed from any Internet connecti on
DOWNLOADS FOR STORAGE
Do save as to save a fi l e to your computer and the cl oud
The synci ng fol ders makes data retri eval easi er
Box and DropBox requi re thi s downl oad to work
SAVE FILE AS
Log- i n to the onl i ne storage account
Cl i ck upl oad a fi l e
Fi nd the fi l e on hard dri ve, network, or external storage
Upl oad to cl oud storage


UPLOAD DOCUMENTS
5 GB
5 GB
2 GB
7 GB
Software and
appl i cati ons
MORE THAN STORAGE
Googl e Docs
SkyDrive
Box
DOCUMENT CREATION


DOWNLOAD REQUIRED?
Creation i s happening i n the cl oud
Savi ng i s goi ng to the cl oud
To retri eve fi l es, must return to the cl oud
INTERNET IS REQUIRED
What are we comfortable wi th patrons usi ng?
IMPLICATIONS
INTERNET CAPABLE DEVICES
Savi ng Large Fi l es
Mul tiple fi l e types Photos, vi deos, presentations, docs
Back- up of stored fi l es
Fi l e Shari ng
Access from devices
Nothi ng to forget (thumb dri ve, cd)
Proj ect col l aborati on

BENEFITS
FILE SHARING
Photo edi ting sof tware
Onl i ne banki ng apps
Soci al medi a apps
Communication


OTHER SOFTWARE SERVICES
Worl dCat
MSC
Ebsco
Di scover It

LIBRARY SPECIFIC SERVICES
OTHER CLOUD SERVICES

Pl atform as a Service (PaaS) i s a way to rent
hardware, operating systems, storage and network
capaci ty over the Internet. The service delivery
model al l ows the customer to rent vi rtualized
servers and associated services for running exi sting
appli cations or developing and testing new ones.
http: //searchcloudcomputing. techtarget. com/defini
ti on/Pl atform- as- a- Service- PaaS

TYPES OF SERVICE
Infrastructure as a Servi ce (IaaS) i s a provi si on
model i n whi ch an organi zation outsources the
equipment used to support operations, i ncluding
storage, hardware, servers and networking
components. The servi ce provi der owns the
equi pment and i s responsible for housi ng, runni ng
and mai ntaining i t. The cl i ent typi cal ly pays on a
per- use basi s.
http: //searchcloudcomputing. techtarget. com/defini
ti on/Infrastructure- as- a- Service- IaaS

TYPES OF SERVICE
WHY THE CLOUD?
Can be l ess expensive compared to buyi ng sof tware and
hardware
Can be used from any computer or devi ce wi th an Internet
connecti on
The devi ce does not need as l arge of an i nternal storage
system
Compatible wi th most computers and operating systems
Updates occur across the servi ce



ADVANTAGES
Security Issues
Terms of Servi ce
Pri vacy Pol i cies

DISADVANTAGES
QUESTIONS