This week we discussed cloud computing, or server based computing. Cloud computing allows users to work from any computer with internet access because the applications or files being used are hosted off of a server and able to be accessed online. Google Docs is an example of cloud computing. The alternative, Microsoft Office or Open Office is installed on your computer. However, with Google Docs, the applications are online and your files are also saved online. This means that anyone with permission to access the Google Doc can open it up anywhere and continue editing it. Industry-wide, we're seeing a move to cloud computing with more and more services and applications hosting files in the cloud.
Telecommunication relies on cloud computing to some degree. I will create Google Groups with Google Docs of scripts, schedules, and contact information for the cast and crew to keep them up to date. However, cloud computing does not yet have a data infrastructure that can support the bandwidth required to perform video editing/rendering from the cloud. Which means in the meantime, I'm forced to store hundreds of gigabytes of video footage on numerous cumbersome external hard drives. As far as I'm concerned, the cloud couldn't come soon enough.
The Cloud and Microsoft
This is a neat site created by microsoft highlighting cloud computing technology, both present and future. With Microsoft Office's move towards cloud computing, I expect to see many more companies following suit.
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