Cloud Storage Concepts

Cloud Storage

• Cloud storage is a cloud computing class where data is stored in remote servers accessed from the internet or "cloud".
• Advantages of Cloud Storage: • Trade capital expense for variable expense • Benefit from massive economies of scale • Stop guessing capacity • Increase speed and agility • Stop spending money on running and maintaining own servers • Go global in minutes

iCloud

• iCloud is a cloud storage and cloud computing service launched on October 12, 2011.
• As of 2020, it has an estimated 850 million users.
• Devices that can use iCloud: • iOS-based devices • Personal computers running macOS • Microsoft Windows-based computers

Google Drive

• Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service created by Google.
• It allows users to store files in the cloud, synchronize files across devices, and share files.
• Users are given 15 GB free storage.

Microsoft OneDrive

• OneDrive is a cloud storage service previously known as SkyDrive.
• It is owned by Microsoft and was launched on August 1, 2007.
• It offers 5 GB storage space free of charge.
• It is tightly integrated with Microsoft Office applications: • Microsoft Word • Microsoft PowerPoint

Uses of IT in Everyday Life

• IT is used in various areas such as: • Business administration systems • Automation and Management of Government processes • Hospitals and healthcare systems • Education Management and E-Learning systems • Control systems

IT in Business Administration Systems

• IT is used in business administration for: • Airline booking systems • Insurance claims processing • Online banking systems • Retail and Point-Of-Sale (POS) systems

IT in Government Processes

• IT is used in government processes for: • Vehicle registration systems • Revenue and Tax collection • Election voting • Passport and Immigration control

IT in Hospitals and Healthcare Systems

• IT is used in hospitals and healthcare systems for: • Patient record keeping systems • Ambulance control systems • E-channeling and consultation systems • Diagnostic tools and specialist surgical equipment

IT in Education

• IT is used in education for: • Student registration and timetabling • Computer-based training (CBT) • Distance Learning Systems (E-Learning) • Using the Internet as a knowledge resource

IT in Control Systems

• IT is used in control systems for: • Traffic controlling systems • Nuclear power generation systems • Chemical processing systems • Water purification systems • Autopilot systems

Decision Making Support Systems

• Types of Decision Making Support Systems: • Management Information Systems (MIS) • Executive Information Systems (EIS) • Decision Support Systems (DSS) • Expert Systems (ES)

Decision Making Support Systems (continued)

• Management Information Systems (MIS): • Computer-based system that provides managers with tools to organize, evaluate, and efficiently manage departments within an organization.
• Decision Support Systems (DSS): • System used by decision makers to support judgments and courses of action in an organization or business.
• Executive Information Systems (EIS): • System used to assist senior executives in the decision-making process.
• Expert Systems (ES): • Computer system that emulates the decision-making ability of a human expert.

Electronic World

• Components of the Electronic World: • E-mail • E-Business • E-Commerce • Teleworking

E-mail

• E-mail is used to exchange messages and other data with people anywhere and at any time.
• It requires both computers to be connected to the internet.
• Files can be sent as email attachments.

E-Business

• E-Business is the use of the internet to conduct business activities.
• Subcategories of E-Business: • B2C (E-Commerce): Business to Consumer • B2B: Business to Business • B2E: Business to Employee