Analysis Post Week 11

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This week’s poll question is on “Do you think Cloud Computing will be more popular in the future?” We have received several votes from our guests. Based on the poll results, this is simplified version of the results in a pie chart form.

Following are the option and the percentage of total votes for each choice, below:

A) Yes. Because it brings a lot of benefits. 46% (6 Votes)

B) No. It doesn't help much. 15% (2 Votes)

C) Maybe not so soon. Even though it is useful, it still needs time for public to familiarize with it. 38%

(5 Votes)

From the pie chart above we can clearly see that the choice with the highest number of votes is the first option. Which means users agree that cloud computing has its advantage. This shows the users have understood about cloud computing, its applications and function. Thus, they find it very useful. Furthermore, these groups of user must be profound users of the Internet, by using this cloud computing technology it changes the entire way of using the Internet by making it easier to access data, share data, store data and many more. Users also are able to save cost as they only have to pay per use. Hence, there is no doubt user agree that cloud computing brings benefits.

The second option is “No. It doesn’t help much” which had a vote of 2. This must be because this group of user are not very familiar with this cloud computing technology or not happy with the evolution of a new technology. This is also because evolution of new technology may require user to learn the features and how to use the technology. Moreover, this group of users may just want to stick to their comfort zone which is still use the conversional method of accessing data, sharing data, storing data and many more.

The third option is the second highest vote. This group of user may want some time to use and explore the cloud computing applications before fully implement it. They might also want to consider solving other issues related to cloud computing such as security features and the bandwidth speed before utilizing it.

Finally, we appreciate and would like to thank all of you who participated in this last poll and always stood by us with your support. What do you think of this analysis post?? Please do share your opinion.

Cloud Computing Application-Box.net

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In this post what we going to share in the Box.net cloud computing application. As it work like a giant box that size similar in cloud that it can storage a lot of thing. In Box it got a few feature that help users in many way. Here are 6 main features that it supplies for user to use that is:

1. Sharing and managing content
2. Project collaboration and workflow
3. Content search and discovery
4. Sync desktop files to Box
5. Mobile access
6. Extensibility and third-party apps

Here a video show all the features:-





If you interested you can try for trial version for 14 days.




Reference

http://www.box.net/features/complete_list


Note: Post edited on 3rd of November 2010 (correction done to typo error)

ShowDocument-Web Meeting and Document Sharing

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This week would be our last week for posting, so for this week , we are going to introduce you to some Cloud Computing Applications. For this post we are introducing ShowDocument. We have mentioned about ShowDocument before in previous posts but have never gone into detail about it. So for this post, we will show you some screenshots and explain a little on what it does.

There are two major types of services provided, which is ShowDocument - Now and ShowDocument - In Site. ShowDocument - Now is real-time web meetings and online document sharing for personal and business users, whereas ShowDocument - InSite is for online documents sharing and web meetings for websites.

Here is the screenshot of ShowDocument:

Diagram 1.1: Screenshot of ShowDocument Homepage

(Screenshot from ShowDocument.com)

In the homepage of ShowDocuments.com, users can choose from 4 shortcut links to start the applications they want to use. Each shortcut launches a different application. Below are the screenshots of the launched applications and the descriptions for each shortcut :

Diagram 1.2: Screenshot of Quick Start launch

Quick Start : Launches another interactive window where users can select from a list of applications.

Diagram 1.3: Screenshot of Shared Documents launch

Shared Documents: Allows users to upload and share documents or files instantly.

Diagram 1.4: Screenshot of Shared Whiteboard Launch

Shared Whiteboard: Provides users with a real-time interactive whiteboard to exchange ideas with other users.

Diagram 1.5: Screenshot of Word/Text Shared Editor

Word/Text Shared Editor: Allows users to communicate or collaborate among each other by editing and modifying text files simultaneously.

There is also a My Documents section for users to upload files or documents and store them online and integrated chat features. These are the summary of the services provided in ShowDocument.com. ShowDocument provides free registration for users. Users can use the applications and services for free by just registering. Thus, with all the provided functions, it is suitable for both personal and also business uses. So what do you think about ShowDocument.com? Is there a better cloud computing website? For more information, please visit the official website -> ShowDocument

Reference:

Online Reference:

ShowDocument Official Website, ShowDocument, Retrieved on October 2010.

URL: http://www.showdocument.com/ds/main.jsf

Analysis Post Week 10

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Last week's poll was on " Which do you think is a bigger issue on Cloud Computing?" . Visitors have voted and the results are analysed. A total of 25 visitors have participated in the poll. Below is a pie chart of the results of the poll (Blogger is having maintenence and we cannot upload images. We are sorry if there are inconvenience caused. We will upload a better pie chart when blogger is back to normal. For the time being, click on the pie chart to see the pie chart clearly)  :

Here are the options and their respective results:
A) Privacy (44% with 11 votes)
B) Availability (40% with 10 votes)
C) Legal issues (0% with 0 votes)
D) Software/ Application Security (16% with 4 votes)

Privacy option has the most votes over the other options. The option with the second most votes is Availability. Next is followed by Software/ Application Security and lastly Legal issues. It seems that most users are mostly concerned about privacy issues when using Cloud Computing technology.

This shows that most users agreed that privacy issue is one of the most critical issue of Cloud Computing.This is because privacy issues are one of the most important issues to be considered before using any kind of technology. Users are worried that their personal or confidential information might be spread through the Internet. This is unsafe for users because it makes them to be easily targeted by cyber criminals.

Availability is also another popular Cloud Computing issues among users. This is because one of the major reasons for using Cloud Computing is its availability to access the data stored in the 'cloud' anywhere, anytime. If the 'cloud' server isn't always available and often have access problems, then users rather use the traditional way to store files.

Most users do not consider legal issues first because safety and security is the most important and critical issue. Thus, there are zero votes for Legal issues.

Some users use Cloud Computing mainly to gain access to cloud applications or softwares. Some organizations also implemented cloud applications that can be used by staffs and customers. Therefore, it is important that the cloud applications are safe, so that no confidential information is leaked out.

Do you agree with the results and analysis?? If not, what do you think??

Google Cloud Print

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Google Chrome Operating System has come up with “Google Cloud Print” concept to ensure that users experience printing from web application is as usual as printing from conventional applications. Furthermore, with creation of web-connected mobile devices, it is not practical to have massive print subsystems and print drivers for various platforms. Hence, Google Corporation mentioned that

“Our goal is to build a printing experience that enables any app (web, desktop, or mobile) on any device to print to any printer anywhere in the world.”

In order to achieve their goal, Google Corporation came up with the idea of a cloud print service, whereby applications do not local operating system and drivers to print. The diagram below shows various applications use Google Cloud Print to submit and manage print jobs. The task of Google Cloud Print is to send the printing job to the right printer, providing the particulars the users have selected with the job status to the application.

Diagram: Shows various application use Google Cloud Print

(Image retrieved from Google Cloud Print (Labs) - Google Code

on 19th October 2010)

What do you think about the idea of integrating Google Cloud Print in Google Chrome???

Reference:

Internet reference:

Google Cloud Print (Labs) - Google Code, [Online], Retrieved 19th October 2010

URL: http://code.google.com/apis/cloudprint/docs/overview.html

Cloud Computing Security

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Every global application have its own security feature as it will tell user whether what security feature their have in the term and condition.

Here is some securities that cloud computing provide:

Data Protection - protect one user data by separate for other user that use same cloud computing.

Identity Management - having a unique of its own system to control access information and computing resources for users to secure their data.

Physical and Personnel Security - sufficiently secure by physical machines and users data are not only restricted but the access is documented.

Availability - assure users have their regular and predictable access to their data and application

Application Security - to measures the product environment by using application firewall as service  via the cloud are secure through realizing test and acceptance procedures for outsourced/packaged application code.

Privacy - ensure important data such as credit card number are masked/hidden that only authorized users can access to the data entirely.

Here is some related post that might interested you:

http://cloudsecurity.org/blog/2010/01/25/are-you-trying-to-pin-the-tail-on-the-cloud-donkey.html hosted by Craig Balding

http://vimeo.com/11686394 by Novell,lnc.


So, do you think Cloud Computing is safe?? Is it okay to entrust our personal and private details to an unknown server??

Reference:
Online Reference:

InfoWorld, Cloud Computing Security Risks, Retrieved on October 2010.

URL: http://www.infoworld.com/d/security-central/gartner-seven-cloud-computing-security-risks-853


CloudSecurityAlliance, Sampling of issues we are addressing. Retrieved on October 2010.
URL: http://www.cloudsecurityalliance.org/issues.html#ediscovery

Analysis Post Week 9

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Here was the week 9 analysis that shows how confidence our visitor know cloud computing whether help the environment with the title “Can Cloud Computing help the environment?”. Below have shown the result by using pie chart:

From the pie chart:

13 out of 31 visitors have been votes “Yes. Cloud Computing saves resources.” as it took highest percentage that is 42%.

“No. Cloud Computing has nothing to do with the environment.” Was get lowest percentage and votes that is 10% and 3 votes.

5 out of 31 visitors have been votes “Maybe. I think it has something to do with the environment.” as it took out 17% of the chart.

And 9 out of 31 visitors have votes for “I don’t know.” as it took out second highest votes percentage that is 31% over 100%.

Cloud Computing into Mobile Devices

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Ever heard of Mobile Cloud Computing?? Over the years, Cloud Computing has been used for desktop applications and softwares as well as file storage. Now, Cloud Computing technology has also moved into the mobile industry, known as Mobile Cloud Computing. In short, Mobile Cloud Computing refers to the technology whereby mobile applications are stored and processed on external servers or also known as 'cloud'.

There are a few benefits of Mobile Cloud Computing. Below is a brief explanation on the advantages and disadvantages of Mobile Cloud Computing for various users:

Advantages:

• Users

Users using feature phones have advantages of using Mobile Cloud Computing because feature phones have low processing power and less memory compared to smart phones. Since currently the number of users using feature phones is more than the number of users using smart phones, thus Mobile Cloud Computing should benefit most mobile device users. Smart phone users can also gain some benefits from Mobile Cloud Computing as users can share files, view shared files online, and also upload from their smart phones which has higher data processing power. This way, users can save a lot of phone memory space because all they need is a browser to gain access to the applications.

• Company/Organizations

Companies can share resources and applications easily among staffs and customers while saving hardware and software costs. Mobile Cloud Computing stores applications and run softwares all on the 'cloud' servers so that companies do not need to buy storage hardwares and softwares. Customers can access the applications from any devices, from desktops, to laptops and also mobile devices.

• Developers

Developers can have a wider market and more potential customers because users can gain access to their applications through any browser including mobile browsers. Other than that, they can also have larger revenues (profits) because developers do not have to create multiple versions of the same application. This is because it is accessible by all devices users. The developers also do not have to pay fees to the mobile platform owner.

Other than the above, Mobile Cloud Computing has also contributed to a new type of business model which is NaaS ( Network as a Service), as stated in Aepona's Official Website.

Setbacks:

Mobile Cloud Computing brings a lot of benefits to different mobile users; however, it has some setbacks which prevents it from being perfect. One of the major setbacks is that cloud applications requires a stable and constant connection in order to run properly. Thus, users whose mobile device have unstable connection will be unable to connect to any cloud applications or softwares. Next, if too many users were to connect to the 'cloud' at the same time. All of the users will experience slow connection and is thus time consuming and inefficient.


Here is a video about when Mobile Cloud Computing is needed and when it is not needed.:



Mobile Cloud Computing has became one of the hot topics among Cloud technology topics. Mobile Cloud Computing can come in all forms such as applications, operating systems and others. Mobile Cloud Operating Systems are also known Web OS 2.0. An example of a mobile cloud computing operating system is EyeOS for mobile which the desktop version was previously mentioned in the iCloud9 Video. Click here for more information on Web OS for Mobile Devices.

Diagram : Screenshot of WebOS 2.0 for Mobile Devices

(Image retrieved from Cloud Tweaks:Web OS 2.0-Mobile Cloud Computing on October 2010)

So, what do you think about Mobile Cloud Computing?? Have you experience it before??



Reference:


Online Reference


CloudTweaks, Web OS 2.0 - Mobile Cloud Computing. Retrieved on October 2010.
URL: http://www.cloudtweaks.com/2010/09/webos-2-0-mobile-cloud-computing/


SmartDevelopements, What Mobile Cloud Computing means for Mobile Application Developement. Retrieved on October 2010.
URL: http://www.smartdevelopments.org/?p=84


Aepona, Mobile Cloud Computing. Retrieved on October 2010. 
URL: http://www.aepona.com/aepona_vision/naasmcc/

"Green IT" through Cloud Computing & Green Computing.

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Cloud Computing and Green computing have been mostly talked about issue as we all know. This is due to the necessity to increase efficiency in doing work while ensuring the environment factor is taken into consideration. Nowadays with increase usage of technology in business or any organizations, the consumption of energy power is high and too expensive. At times these organizations and business companies don’t fully utilize their technology devices which eventually lead to waste of money and technology resources. Hence, what can we do to overcome this problem???

Some IT experts have suggested that cloud computing may be able to help save energy consumption and money making it much more affordable for business and organization usage. Business and organization can move to the additional computing power and resources available when they need them, if they have a cloud computing service available. Furthermore, cost can be cut down as they don’t need to be paying for serves which are basically running 24 hours although their not using it. Thus, by merging cloud computing and green computing, the concept of Green IT could be achieved.

What do you think of the idea of achieving “Green IT” through Cloud Computing & Green Computing???

References:

Internet references:

Cloud Computing's Role in Green IT, [Online], Retrieved on 11 October 2010.

URL: http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/40717.aspx#ixzz122YYN4qv

Go Green with the Cloud, [Online], Retrieved on 11 October 2010.

URL:http://www.infosysblogs.com/cloudcomputing/2009/05/go_green_with_the_cloud.html

Analysis Post Week 8

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This week’s poll question is “Which Cloud Operating System are you most likely to try?” We have received around 10 votes. Whereby, 5 people are most likely to try Cloudo operating system, 4 people are most likely to try iCloud operating system and I person is most likely to try EyeOS . Below is the summary of the overall results in a pie chart diagram.

Each summary of the choices for the poll and the results are shown below:

A) Cloudo 50% (5 votes)

Cloudo is a cloud operating system which has been introduces as an open beta. This allows users to try the operating system for free. Users can run this cloud operating system on any computing platforms as long as you’re connected to the Internet. However, users have to ensure that the web browser used by the user is compatible to the operating system. This is because Cloudo might not be able to work on certain web browsers. Most of the user might want try out this operating system maybe because they use Mozilla Firefox web browser, as it is able to support the operating system. Furthermore, many reviews say that this cloud operating system has it on unique interface that doesn’t imitate other operating systems.

B) iCloud 40% (4 votes)

iCloud is a stable cloud desktop operating system. This operating system is not downloaded; it is run as a service. Hence, users will have to sign up for an account in order to use it. The sign up is free for users. Applications and files in the desktop of an iCloud operating system are run through the web browser. Since, it is run via the internet iCloud offers users with features such as sharing photos, music and videos. Some user might want to try out this operating system maybe because it is said to be one of the best cloud operating system with its own versatile features.

C) EyeOS 10% (1 vote)

EyeOS is an open source cloud desktop operating system. Users are able to download and install this software on any web server which supports WordPress or Drupal. EyeOS includes approximately 67 applications such as word processor, address book, PDF reader and system utilities. Just like other cloud operating system, EyeOS provides features like sharing files and online collaboration. However, many people may not want to try it because they will have to download and install the software in order to use their service.

What other cloud operating system you would like to try besides the ones on the option given above????

References:

Internet reference:

Cloudo, A simply beautiful operating system, [Online], Retrieved 6^th October 2010.

URL: http://www.osattack.com/cloud-computing/cloudo-a-simply-beautiful-operating-system/

3 Cloud Operating Systems You Can Use Right Now, [Online ], Retrieved 6^th October 2010.

URL: http://clouddb.info/2009/02/01/3-cloud-operating-systems-you-can-use-right-now/

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