Cloud Computing - What is this all about?

Now a days everyone is talking about Cloud Computing. It is a hot buzz word right now. But what does it mean to you and your business let's examine.

What is Cloud Computing?


In a traditional form of computing the documents that you create are stored on to your desktop or on server. Though this can be shared among the computers connected on to networks. To open these documents the software must be installed onto your local computers. Each of your operation is PC centric.

In cloud computing the software programs that you use are not stored on your local computers but are accessed using the Internet. These programs and your files and data are stored onto servers that can be accessed via Internet and you can use them whenever and wherever you want it. That means your word document or your business presentation can be stored on the server and whenever you need it to open you can do it on your local computer without having to install MS Word or PowerPoint on your local computers. That mean your PC is not so important to save or access the document.

That sounds excellent and money saving. But let us examine it little more. Is it for everyone?

You should not think about it if..

You don't have broadband Internet connection. As you know in Cloud computing the computing is done outside of your firewall. The minimum requirement for you to use the cloud computing is that you should have access to Internet.

You should not use it if privacy and security of your document is a concern. The biggest concern for the use of Internet is the data security. Though companies are claiming that their networks are secure but this is a true fact that Internet is not 100% secure. As your file and documents are stored out side of your home or office (on to the servers of your service providers) you are not guaranteed for the security. Though the service providers are claiming that data is 100% secure but still their are cases of data theft around the world.

In my next post I will be writing in detail about the cloud computing. Various collaboration models and applications.

A Communication Technology Like this - No Cell Phone

I am a technocrat and believe in high technology. But recently I was reading one article and then started giving a thought about this.

Have you ever given a thought "Why do some people talk loudly even when they are standing very close?". Or some time you get a feeling or message that someone very close to you is in trouble and you start crying. I got an amazing answer while reading a book by one saint. Many of you may not agree on this, but I suggest you give a try and then make your decision.

Actually for a healthy body both heart and mind should work in sync. If either of these is not working person is considered dead. When two bodies are talking to each other both of these human organs start working together and start communication. When two people start differing on a particular topic the distance between the two hearts increases. The Mind thinks that the other body is at distance and forces voice to go up so that a distant body can listen. The volume goes up and up with assumption that two bodies are far apart because the distance between the two hearts is increasing.

On the flip side of this, when two hearts are really close to each other, the volume is low because the mind thinks that two bodies are very close to each other. You can observe it when you are communicating with someone very close to you (your wife, girl friend, mother or anyone else). The other person understands your feeling even without speaking a word. This communication is so strong that even in a crowded area the other person understands it and communication takes place.

When two hearts are really very close to each other, their mind communicates well with each other even without cell and person gets the feeling on the other side. In some of the cultures we have some similar stories, where people were able to communicate with each other using only mind and hearts.

It looks like in the evolution process some where human lost this ability. Can we practice this to get back this ability?