Bobbi Newman www.librarianbyday.net http://www.flickr.com/photos/dileepan/522872531/ Bring on the Rain: Putting the Cloud to Work for You An Introduction to Cloud Computing

This a Green Presentation Slides and other information can be found at www.librarianbyday.net http://www.flickr.com/photos/wheatfields/2621790491/

The Cloud? http://www.flickr.com/photos/librarianbyday/3954103088/

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Advantages http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferneyes/439469733/

Lower Costs http://www.flickr.com/photos/khrawlings/3407402643/

Revisions http://www.flickr.com/photos/librarianbyday/3686346119/

Loss http://www.flickr.com/photos/ambuj/345356294

Access http://www.flickr.com/photos/brianjmatis/3631670054/

Sharing possibilities http://www.flickr.com/photos/tambako/2875499420/

Easy to use http://www.flickr.com/photos/zoologist/21317261/

More storage http://www.flickr.com/photos/ph0t0s/64821154/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rogersmith/107356720/ Improved reliability

Compatibility http://www.flickr.com/photos/aftab/2683898610/

Cons http://www.flickr.com/photos/striatic/2191130107/

Locked out http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielygo/507429023/

Privacy http://www.flickr.com/photos/practicalowl/314989744/

Speed http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackbutterfly/3051019058

Loss http://www.flickr.com/photos/steverwatson/2221824432

Loss Connection http://www.flickr.com/photos/intherough/3470183543/

Features http://www.flickr.com/photos/memotions/259656126/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/origomi/22442743/ What are the tools?

Word Processing Google Document Zoho Buzzword http://www.flickr.com/photos/prasan-naik/356299634/

Google Document

Zoho

Buzzword

Spreadsheets Zoho Sheet Google Spreadsheets http://www.flickr.com/photos/declanjewell/517966692/

Zoho Sheet

Google Spreadsheets

Presentations Preezo Zoho Show Google Presentation PreZentit http://www.flickr.com/photos/spadgy/313251515/

Preezo

Zoho Show

Google Presentation

PreZentit

Wikis PBworks Wetpaint Wikispaces Zoho http://www.flickr.com/photos/ktvyeow/423051839/

PBworks

Wetpaint

Wikispaces

Zoho

Calendars Yahoo Google 30 boxes MyHomePoint http://www.flickr.com/photos/ktvyeow/423051839/

Yahoo

Google

30 boxes

MyHomePoint

To-Do List Remember the Milk Ta-Da lists Todoist Online CEO Hiveminder Joe’s Goals http://www.flickr.com/photos/portway-ave/107066548/

Remember the Milk

Ta-Da lists

Todoist

Online CEO

Hiveminder

Joe’s Goals

Miscellaneous Doodle – event scheduling Delicious – social bookmarking Digg – social bookmarking plus Netvibes – personalized page iGoogle – personalized page Slideshare – share presentations Google Reader – rss feeds Google Wave http://www.flickr.com/photos/portway-ave/107066548/

Doodle – event scheduling

Delicious – social bookmarking

Digg – social bookmarking plus

Netvibes – personalized page

iGoogle – personalized page

Slideshare – share presentations

Google Reader – rss feeds

Google Wave

Just the tip of the iceberg http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickrussill/146760299/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/drachmann/327122302/ Questions? Bobbi Newman [email_address] www.librarianbyday.net http://www.flickr.com/photos/-bast-/349497988/

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