My groups presentation theme

The theme of my groups presentation was cloud computing.  Here are the topics that each group member presented on:

·         The Overview of Cloud Computing (Christopher)

·         Google Apps – Saas and PaaS (Sky)

·         Hosted Cloud Services – IaaS (Jordin)

·         Chromebook (Khanh-Hoa)

·         Disadvantages of Cloud Computing (Kya)

·         Conclusion

Cloud computing is way to access shared resources of software, documents, and information as a service rather than requiring the end-user to configure and install physical hardware and devices on their computers.  The ideas of cloud based services allow end-users to access resources through an internet connection, and the end-user is required to know the physical location of resources.  This concept can be very beneficial to customers and businesses that do not want to deal with technical implementation and maintenance of system software and devices in their company environment.  The headache of managing and troubleshooting hardware and software can be taken away from users and left to the IT professionals.

One major drawback of cloud computing is the level of security that your data in the cloud provides. Because data is accessed strictly through an internet connection to the cloud, the data will be much easier for unauthorized users to access what was stored.   Cloud computing is becoming more and more widespread throughout the world; however, there are hurdles that must be jumped over in the near future for it to be widely accepted as the best option for customers.