Cloud Storage and Synchronization: Information Management Tools

摘要

If all the talk of cloud computing makes you think only of thunderstorms, you might want to pay attention to one set of cloud applications that have been precipitating from many companies lately. Beyond just the quintessential rainy day backup function, cloud storage apps are hot properties with most of the major tech companies moving quickly into the industry. After 6 years of rumors, Google finally launched Google Drive; Microsoft has significantly improved its Sky Drive; and Apple is pushing iCloud on all sorts of iDevices. How will these developments affect the climate in your organization? Technology constantly changes, morphs, and creates new ways of managing and storing information. The proliferation of individual devices (such as smart-phones, tablets, and e-readers) and increasingly ubiquitous computing provide incentives to reconsider our personal and business information management practices. Where should files be stored? Do you plan to read a document at work, at home, and while travelling, perhaps on a computer, a tablet, and a smartphone? If so, having it accessible in the cloud makes it retrievable from all three locations.