Benefits to the Cloud
The biggest benefit to working in the cloud for me is the accessibility of documents and information. In my professional life, I have moved from a time-based work environment, to a much more output/outcome based environment. This means that instead of being required to be in one place, I am just required to meet deadlines with promised product. A big part of this new found flexibility is ensuring that all of the tools and resources I need are available. One of the ways that I have done this is to setup DropBox and iDisk (previous version of the iCloud). Not only is the flexibility important, but also the access helps me when I am working in various locations to still be equipped with resources.
The other huge benefit that sort of sits in the background is that the documents are stored in different places which provides a backup (and many of these tools come with versioning).
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jarvise 5:45 am on October 25, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
…accessibility, and files never get corrupted by being passed through various endpoints.
Emily
jenaca 10:17 am on October 25, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Kristopher,
I too find that the biggest benefit to working in the cloud is the accessibility of documents and information. I believe this makes things so easy and organized and when I can’t find a document on my computer, I know where to find it elsewhere.
Jenaca
bcourey 3:26 pm on October 25, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
I too like the accessiblity – I travel so much for work and at times I take my laptop, others I take my netbook, others I just get to use my blackberry – I love how it doesn’t matter what device I have with me, I can access my files..I also love the ease of collaboration with google docs – can’t do that easily by passing attachments back and forth via email.
mcquaid 1:04 pm on October 26, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Allowing people to study or work in their preferred field but live where they wish is a great advantage… just look at what we all do here together! I also think of my brother, for example, who lives here on PEI, but makes part of his living writing for Marvel Comics. Ten years ago, he never would have been able to stay here and do what he now does.
Even more importantly, it increases the possibilities for people to get ahead professionally. Suddenly, someone with a certain set of skills and training in a poorer or even developing country can make a better life for themselves. It’s an opportunity creator / enabler!