Cloud Computing

The paybacks of cloud computing are being recognized in businesses and institutions.

It includes cloud-based applications reduce infrastructure and IT costs, increase accessibility, enable collaboration, and allow organizations more flexibility in customizing their products both for their brand and for their audience.

On my perspective as an educator, education is one of the beneficiaries of these.

Hand-outs, reading materials and textbooks in digital form can solve this problem as digital content is significantly less expensive than printed content. It allows lower-income students to have access to quality learning materials. Outdated materials can be minimized or eliminated.

Going cloud-based allows the use of non- expensive hardware or software. Cloud-based applications run on Internet browsers, but most are compatible with mobile devices as well. Students do not necessarily need to own expensive computers. Students also don’t need to purchase external storage devices as there are plenty of companies, like Google, that offer free cloud-based storage.

It also offers learning avenues for students, especially those who are not served well by traditional education systems. For example, the options for adult students who didn’t finish high school can earn their diploma online.

In the field of education, cloud computing is very. Cloud computing enables educational institutions to make use of the global internet resources for data analysis and data storage.

Huge benefits would be enough to persuade many businesses to transfer their company into the cloud. More and more businesses trusted cloud because of its efficiency and security, competitiveness and also environment friendly.

Educational institutions are one of the beneficiaries of this. Cloud Computing offers access to materials for the students and teachers. Members of the academe can access to their LMS accounts/Shared Drives through the cloud. Many among them uses cloud because of its flexibility and can be accessed anytime, plus its data is more secured.

It also reduces Initial cost of purchasing hardware and software. It is energy efficient and contributes to green IT. Going paperless is also a better way to be green. Cloud computing also reduces the cost and problems associated with purchase and update of software.

It also promotes collaboration among teachers and students. The teacher can set-up various student groups to work on projects and assignments in the cloud.  The students may submit their works and even take online exams.

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