Cloud Computing

Cloud computing is basically where all of the applications required to do whatever it is you want to do reside on a server somewhere on the Internet, in the “cloud”.

An example of cloud computing can be Google Docs. Everything you do in Google Docs remains on a server somewhere so that you can access it from anywhere. Traveling on a plane, need to access a document from your laptop or smartphone? Easy if it’s stored in the cloud. Spreadsheet? As long as it’s on Google Docs, it’s there. Presentation? There.

A large part of cloud computing is also the social media aspect. Applications such as Twitter and Facebook are prime examples of cloud computing. You’re interacting with others, your documents or posts or whatever you’ve created are always there for you to access and visible to whomever you’ve chosen to be visible to.

Basically, cloud computing is a service that does not require installation of software, configuration of systems or anything beyond Internet access to make the application work.