Learn The Cloud, Use It Like You Own It
Welcome to 2017, where all our data can be stored using the cloud. Which begs the question, what the heck is the cloud? In its simplest terms it means being able to store and retrieve any data and programs using the internet as opposed to just storing it onto your local hard drive. You may not realize it, but if you use literally any social media platform or have submitted an assignment online, then you’ve already used the cloud.
The cloud is handy for many companies because all the information is online, where every employee could have access to it during any time of the day and at any location. One person could be at Tim Hortons in Toronto while another person is at Norway, but by using the cloud, both people can be looking at the same files.
Say you’ve been working on a 15 page essay that’s due in less than 24 hours (Don’t lie, we both know it’s already late), and halfway through your computer suddenly decides to give you the classic blue screen of death. There goes hours of work right? Nope, luckily you were using Google Docs, which is saved to Google Drive, you guessed it, it’s a cloud storage. So instead of trying to salvage your hard drive which may not even be possible and would most likely cost a small fortune all you have to do is to fire up the next laptop closest to you and get right back on it.
Now if you just scrolled to the bottom and skipped everything above, here’s your crash course to the cloud.
