The Cloud

The cloud Matthias Liffers Emerging Technologies Specialist

By the way…
Muh-TEE-us

Or to make it easier
@mpfl

What is a cloud?
A visible mass of droplets
Little drops of water or frozen crystals
In the atmosphere
Above the surface of the Earth or other planetary body

What is the cloud? Created by Sam Johnston, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license

How did this come about?
Paradigm shift in server model
Virtualisation
Broadband
Change in attitude

Cloud applications
Productivity
Google docs http://docs.google.com/
Microsoft Office Web Apps http://office.live.com/
Online storage
Dropbox http://www.dropbox.com/
SkyDrive http://skydrive.live.com/
Notes
Evernote http://www.evernote.com/
Tasks
Remember the milk http://www.rememberthemilk.com/
Freemium!

How does this help me?
Data is not stored on your computer
Potential cost benefits?
Freedom for/from IT?
Accessible anywhere 24/7
Anything can be cloud-hosted
Corporate email
Files
Applications

Problems
Where is the data actually stored?
USA PATRIOT Act
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:HR03162:]
Security
Be careful with confidential data
Internet traffic
Traffic is subject to quotas in Australia

Examples of use
Share files easily
Access your own files
Work collaboratively

Sharing files easily

Sharing files easily
Simple
Fast
Got a lot of responses, too!
http://www.dropbox.com/

Universal file access

Universal file access
Simple
Fast
Supported on a variety of platforms
PC, Mac, Linux, iPad, iPhone, Android
Blackberry coming soon
http://www.dropbox.com/

Simple
Already being used by students at Murdoch and UWA
http://docs.google.com/
http://office.live.com/

Want my slides?
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Show and tell!

kobo
Bluetooth
1GB storage
Expandable with SD card
RRP $199

Dell Mini 9
1.6GHz CPU
16GB SSD
1GB RAM
Ubuntu 10.04
End of Life

Pulse smartpen
Records audio and writing
Transfer notes to computer
Search notes
RRP $293

iPhone 4
32GB storage
iOS 4.01
RRP$999

Flip Ultra HD
2 hours recording
16:9 widescreen
USB and HDMI connectivity
Tripod mount
RRP$249.95

Dell Latitude XT2
1.4GHz Dual-Core CPU
128GB SSD
5GB RAM
Windows XP Tablet
RRP~$3400

iPad
3G + WiFi
64GB storage
RRP $1049

The Cloud

by Matthias Liffers on Jul 14, 2010

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